1916, the Western Front. Australian tunnellers are digging under the German lines in order to detonate a large amount of explosives. Leading them is Lieutenant Oliver Woodward. The task is a very daunting one with the biggest threat being not the enemy but their own explosives.
Good Australian war-drama, based on a true story. Quite gritty and certainly doesn't glamorize war. Very gripping and intriguing as we have a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between the Germans and Australians. Solid performances, especially from Brendan Cowell in the lead role.
On the negative side, the non-war back-home sequences are the weak point in that they are fairly flat, drawn out and, to a degree, inconsequential.
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