For those who do not know - the film-production quality "Steadycams" are very expensive (not the ones you see on sale at B&H/Adorama). Also, some of the motion "camera work" represents the view from the soldier's/partisan's perspective - i.e. like a reality show. This is not a "Hollywood" production, let us appreciate the work and efforts of "Fallen Grove Productions", it is not easy to produce a film/movie. Ciao, L (Veteran).

Well done. Captured the confusion of battle and the pointlessness and heartbreak of war from the perspectives of both sides.

Who cares about the very minor faults. A great movie, good story, good sound effects. Well done Fallen Grove Productions. For all those who find fault with this short film, let them do better themselves!

Brilliant!!! One word describes this piece. Thank You Fallen Grove Productions for making this work of art. You done good. Very Good!!! sorry, edit: this is Great!! Very Great

As a Pole i can told you one thing- your Polish sounds not bad guys ;D and of course movie is really really good

Don't let all the critics get to you. I think, for not being a big budget film, you did a fine job with this story. Keep honing your craft and you'll keep getting better at it too. I'd watch another if you make it.

@IronTitanProductions

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support there friend- I've since resolved myself to stop making films and start my own business, but as you can see on my channel since this was created, I've created much more content with more authenticity and realism.

@kashinathpal9855

5 жыл бұрын

Life valuable in w w2 has become cipper in 21st century.

@riavanbeelen3126

5 жыл бұрын

Kashi Nathq

@simonacland9028

3 жыл бұрын

@@IronTitanProductions you dont make films anymore? why not this was great.

@deltaboy767

2 жыл бұрын

@@IronTitanProductions I liked it, it's VERY hard to watch and invokes anger and resentment in me towards Germans, my family was persecuted by you people and almost ceased to exist. But thankfully my grandmother survived the genocide, as I don't like to call it a war because war is a conflict between Military forces of two or more nations. What you Germans did was genocide not war, and please forgive me if I'm coming at you harshly I don't hate you but I hate what your country did to my people and millions of other innocent and unarmed civilians, especially children whom society especially soldiers who are supposed to protect them. And hopefully this movie will make future generations reflect and not get caught up in ideology, as the one guy said at the home of the partisan woman. "This is an ideological war, and those who don't conform should be removed". So not only did the Nazi regimen spread thier Ideology, and went to war over it, but they punished and forbid their people and their soldiers from having the basic human right of morals, and conciense. This really was one of the most darkest times in humanity, and for Europe.

A perspective from both sides of the conflict. Ultimately, it shows the "human(e) in most people. I thought this was well done and I thank you so much for posting. My god, I want to see more like this! I read a book years and years ago called "I was there". If I remember correctly it was based on WWII, but from the German foot soldier's perspective and even though you hated what Nazi Germany stood for, that book gave you a perspective from a young German soldier's point of view. An excellent read, and this video reminded me of that book in so many ways. Well done and again, thank you.

Well done Fallen Grove Productions. I very much enjoy the German produced short films about WWII on KZread. It is always good to get different perspectives on the war. I hope your new business has been successful but i also hope you will find a way to continue with film-making as you are very talented,. Cheers from Canada.

@achord9204

2 жыл бұрын

The only perspective I kno is how they murdered

@jonjon4321

11 ай бұрын

​@@achord9204...who? The Polish. The British. The US. The French. The Germans. The Indians.

These docu-type movies are so good. Better than many Hollywood drama films and it shows a different aspect than always from the victors, which I appreciate.

Outstanding job on this. I agree with the comments regarding the camera movements, otherwise it was phenomenal. I hope you continue to produce more along these lines.

Really well done. Its no easy task to create a WW2 story on film. Or any period piece for that matter. From the gunfire, to the faux 35mm feel, to the settings and props... well done, all involved. Solid story too.

@IronTitanProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paranormal- I look at this project fondly, now 7 years on. I wrote this when I was 18 and wanting to get into film as a career. If you enjoyed this, you might also watch 200 proof. Also on my channel- it’s a little more refined work (at least aesthetically) that while wasn’t fully finished is a closer representation of what else I can do. Thanks for the support.

Thank you for posting, really enjoyed the film.

Finally i've been waiting. will be sharing this. Great work!

@IronTitanProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+London G.K. I appreciate the feedback, thanks for the share! That's huge

@thomascushing7164

8 жыл бұрын

+OnlyReelTalk Allways happy to help! :D

@michaweir3372

6 жыл бұрын

London Z'Rath I

This is as realistic as it gets honestly I love the content

@ottoskorzeny5817

3 жыл бұрын

U mean the fact that convois go unseported

Very good film. I know you say you’ve stopped shooting films but I really think you should reconsider. All you needed in this film was a few pointers on Military traditions and behavior. You are a natural.

Excellent film with haunting music. Thanks for uploading it.

Yo forget what anyone else says man, do your thing. I'm a Ww2 fan and both my grandparents fought in the red army. Very well done movie.

I agree. The futility, madness and the emotion of war anywhere. Thanks for posting. From the old Aussie.

Quite a good movie, a few technical flaws (postwar house, multistranded nylon rope) but well acted. Thanks for making this interesting and historically accurate film available on KZread.

Watching this in 2019, first 10 seconds had me sold! Brilliant Job

@g.isurvivor4966

3 жыл бұрын

hey 2019, 2020 here. theres gonna be this huge pandemic in march whatcha need to do is NOT let the chinese eat bats

@user-dj3jf1io8u

3 жыл бұрын

@@g.isurvivor4966 under ccp there is no freedom of speech, emperor xi allows his subjects choice of dog meat, cat meat, snake. There's leeway.

I really enjoyed this film. Well done to all involved

out of my whole music producing career,the soundtrack at the end is the most beautiful soundtrack that I've ever heard

@IronTitanProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Jack The Grey Wolf wow thank you Jack- I appreciate that greatly. I scored the whole film using GarageBand and recording piano... so thank you for the compliment!

@garyrunnalls7714

3 жыл бұрын

Music was spot on

@garyrunnalls7714

3 жыл бұрын

Great lil film

I've read a great many of the comments, some praise, some constructive criticisms, some just stupid criticisms... so how about I just really enjoyed this film? Sure, this wasn't a multi-million dollar flick with big name actors and a huge studio for the special effects and native-speaking actors flown in and all the massively expensive stuff it takes these days to satisfy an audience that wants to see something absolutely, precisely impossible to tell from the real thing. But I loved it. I was deeply moved by the tragedy of this story.

Wow, mate if this is your own movie, It’s VERY GOOD!!! I thought it was like a big budget German movie? Watched to the end. GREAT JOB!!!

Thanks for posting. I think you did a great job building emotion. The music is amazing!!!!! Congrats from Texas.

Respect to the bravery shown on both sides of the war! How many lives lost for nothing but power, greed and the list goes on! Shalom, friends!

@wildernessandme1744

3 жыл бұрын

Good and evil. Laws of nature. It is what it is my friend. Let's just DO something good everyday towards other people and hope for the best.

@johnindo6771

2 жыл бұрын

Shalom to you, too!

@jburton413

2 жыл бұрын

More like good vs EVIL !!!! But I will give the Krauts some credit for their bravery (even tho much of it was artificially supplied by adrenaline drugs or uppers)

@robertmalfy8552

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't give respect for Nazi soldiers they were war criminals that should have been held accountable

@AkakaDomenjer

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Very well done film. work on the sound but the story was very good and the cinematography was tight and kept the story tense. The acting was very believable.

Very good quality video and sound. Hope more to come🙏🏻❤️

Excellent film, I was stuck to my seat for 57 minutes. Thanks for the upload.

@IronTitanProductions

7 жыл бұрын

love to hear the feedback, I appreciate it

@emmalawlor7344

7 жыл бұрын

Fallen Grove Productions why did that ss soldier shoot sergant sorge when he was on the floor ? brilliant film thanks

@heinzguderian1489

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome movie would love to see more like it.Thanks for the upload.

@IronTitanProductions

7 жыл бұрын

bugz bunny thanks for the question- Krieger (the SS soldier) shot Sorge because he saw him as a weak and innefective leader. Krieger saw him as too sympathetic and not living to the German ideal that Krieger held himself to, and so in the heat of battle he took his opportunity to kill him off.

@emmalawlor7344

7 жыл бұрын

Fallen Grove Productions thank you for the reply ,,,,,,,

Yes, I´ll be watching this soon when I´ve got some more time! Can´t wait!

a very moving film. thank you !!!

amazing job! this film was very well made. keep up the good work!

I hope you make more, Great Job and very Well Done !

"The older the War.... The younger the Soldiers...... So sad"

1/2 way through --- absolutely an art piece....

Good film. Giving it a like. May you develop even stronger skills as you go ahead in your journey. Would request you to pay attention to minute details for example - when the resistance member with 4 German iron crosses on his neck tries to move stealthily, they would cling and clang and the sound would give his stealth away.

Why all the haters. This movie was pretty darn good.

u guys did really a good job, thank u for the accurate and awesome short film : )

I liked this, and think y'all did a great job!

Immoral orders must never be carried out, yet less than 1% have the courage and conviction of faith to do what is right and just when not popular to do so. Great movie!

Hooked from start to finish was gutted to read in one of the comments that they have given up making films apparently would have liked to have seen what this team could have done with a decent budget

@mitchhuberty4059

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Terry- it’s been a few years on now, and I’ve established a nice career for myself. I have been kicking around the idea of making a short film because I would love to revisit one of my passions. Maybe November 2021.

Pretty well done, but I would recommend getting some good ww2 reenactors to help you with the uniform and gear set up. Some of it is incorrectly positioned and a few other things but it was pretty darn good. Also less shaky close up camera work, more still medium shots ;)

Fallen Grove Productions: You gave away a lot of the film before I saw it. I'll watch it though. Thanks.

Good effort with a lot of technical errors. Still, you tried something different and that counts for a lot. An interesting movie.

Amazing story! Great effects, music, writing, costumes, all of it. I hope i see another in the works soon! Amazing job guys (:

@IronTitanProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+ww2_youth Thank you kindly sir, it was a heavy lift on my end of things but it got completed! Couldn't have done it without the help of my actors.

@derekstynes9631

4 жыл бұрын

100 % Authentic Portrayal , You should be Proud of all involved !

Very well done I'm really getting tired of the american versions of WWII. This made you think. Thank you and looking forward to more. Liked n' Subscribed Cheers

Great short film 🎞, I want more just like this. I have always loved to see the German side of the wars and I think there should be more.

@tymanung768

2 жыл бұрын

The producers and directors could also make films about the other side of the German side---the smaller no of German soldiers who turned against the official war-- Eastern Front, about 100 defectors to Soviet Red Army (Wikipedia), some no to Yugoslavia Partisan Army d Thaelmann Co., 88, 000 arrests (Wiki) of Germans both civilian and military, who acted against the official war, and in 1936 to 39 Spanish Civil War, 1 of at least 6 WW 2 preludes, official Germans helped Spanish and Italian fascists fight vs Spanish Republicans and German, etc. Ernst Thaelmann Batallion and many other international volunteers.

Great movie! You shouldn't give up and quit. For a low,budget of say 5 out of 5 stars. Great story too

amazingly done! Great work!

Excellent short, bravo!

Very authentic of the horrors of war. Great film, thank you also for the upload

Very rough around the edges, especially with German soldiers outwardly committing treason however the effort put into it is immense and well appreciated I’d rate this movie a 7/10 they got many little things wrong however they pale in comparison with the things they did right, therefore setting my answer to the film ,

I enjoyed this, hope theirs a part two

First comment, --this is a heart wrenching film. Congratulations! Your work is excellent at portraying the reality of someone being ordered to annihilate a fellow human being in a remote location for some distant cause, truly, a very stark depiction of combat. I have watched a number of these quasi-amateur productions, and the production values are professional and very, very, engaging in their presentation. As I said above, this is a heart-wrenching film and kudos to the actors and production staff! From a film making perspective, the first-person 'shaky-cam' style in your production was well-done but can be over used and tends to disorient the audience quickly. While used to good effect in this film --by conveying the confusion and immediacy of an intense situation. But afterwards, the viewer needs to have his perspective rapidly reoriented to the Director's thrust of the plot or a nauseous interlude occurs. In other words, don't bring the audience so close to the action for too long, but keep them just close enough to stay engaged. Here is where the trick of presentation is the key. Move from the 'tactical' to the 'strategic' viewpoint of the battle. This will allow the audience a moment to reflect on the personalities and motivations of the actors involved in the scene, and let them consider how they would react at that point in the story.

@jazzman.

3 жыл бұрын

24 years military service. NCO that became a Officer Graduate of the War College. I agree but there's many underfold moments in history that are murderous. What man can do to another man is ungodly.

@jazzman.

3 жыл бұрын

War is Horrible and not to be glorified nor forgotten.

Very good work. Nice film.. But can i ask you something ? Is this inspired by Generation War ? And big LIKE for that work. :)

Where did you guys buy your uniforms? I'd like to know where you got the tunics.

@IronTitanProductions

7 жыл бұрын

Most of the uniforms were gleaned from WW2sale.com and Hessenantique and eBay!

I love it And It reminds me heavily of Generation War because of some phrases like the older the war the younger the soldiers and the soldiers talking about the medals and just everything reminds me of generation war I really like what you all are doing great work

Well done. One technical point - no army salutes with the left hand. Use for future reference.

Danke!

I really liked the sound design. Where did you find all your sounds?

@IronTitanProductions

5 жыл бұрын

Most of the sounds were created by me on set. Weapon sounds were then mixed in garage band or iMovie (the software this was edited on!) All of the music was made by me in garageband. Let's just say I was bored in college :D

@Sintonizarproductions

5 жыл бұрын

@@IronTitanProductions Haha, I get bored in college to. Probably why I brainstorm so many film ideas.

Well Done!!! Music is excellent.

Interesting movie. I am croatian, but my mother's father served as a volunteer in the german army. (According to my father, in the Wehrmacht, but my mother told me that her father kept pictures of him in uniform that had to be kept hidden from anyone, otherwise he would be “punished” - so maybe even SS). I don't know a lot of his war stories, other than that he praised the german weapons and did kill. I was still a young teenager, living in Germany and only visited my grandfather once a year in croatia. Back then I didn't know a lot about WW2 other than it was a war. But I remember him telling how he mowed down serbian partisans and later russian soldiers with a fully automatic weapon. When he described it, he held his hands the typical way you hold an MP40. Since this was a weapon only issued to unit leaders, he must have at least been a sergeant. In the end, he was captured near vienna. The brits would often hand croatian and slovenian POWs over to the serbs, who would kill them all. Somehow, my grandfather survived. He was a withdrawn man, but when he talked about WW2, it was like he talked about the best time in his life. He hated communists, considered yugoslavia the “greater serbian empire” and said that “Germany and Croatia are eternal brothers in arms”. He predicted that once the Soviet Union crumbles, the croats will rise again and throw the serbs out of their country. Which is what happened. This is everything I know about him since, because like I said, he was very withdrawn. He was always working, had three jobs - he was a farmer, a coal miner and he brew his own liquor called “Sliwowitz”, just to sell it - and didn't talk a lot in general. Only WW2 got him talkative. I was 15 when the yugoslavian war broke out and haven't seen him ever since. He died in 1995. But my two uncles both served in the yugoslav war, and one still suffers from PTSD. The story of croats in WW2 never gets told. There still are hostilities between serbs and croats, and a debate among historians about which side killed more POWs and civilians. The massacres there don't get a lot of attention outside of former yugoslavia. And I always found it strange that my uncle couldn't handle the atrocities of war, while my grandfather kept his photos (that I have never seen) with pride and had glooming eyes when he talked about his combat experiences. It was a totally different generation. Very tough, hard people. A modern person can't get in their heads. They were products of their time and thankfully, as people we all evolved.

@IronTitanProductions

7 жыл бұрын

What an incredible story. Thank you for sharing, it's a stark reminder that even today there are people we knew and still know who participated in that war and the effects are still experienced today.

@rainbowoverireland.5308

6 жыл бұрын

Sickend Sour I've just read your post....great story, interesting history....would make a great project tracking your grandfather's war service.....you should look up the "Prinz Eugen" SS division, they served exclusively in Yugoslavia.......if I can help.......

@369.divizija

5 жыл бұрын

My Grandfather was machinegunner in wehrmacht 369. Croatian division.

@derrickcox7761

5 жыл бұрын

Or he perhaps he was just a psychopath? Many loved war.

@Stripedbottom

5 жыл бұрын

Or perhaps he wasn't telling the truth and didn't actually kill anybody or participate in any atrocities, at least directly. Often those who boast the most about killing the enemy and how war was a great time for them etc. etc. were actually clerks or supply officers or suchlike in the rear echelons, and in reality saw little or no actual combat. This could also be why he survived the aftermath, if he wasn't considered important or "guilty" enough. Your uncle on the other hand has PTSD because he was there and did that.

Thoroughly enjoyable film.

Very good film, thanks you

"Black Sheep" was an interesting, and often riveting insight into the slaughterhouse called war. It exposed meaningless twisted ideals of honour, where, it was deemed militarily "right" to shoot a young woman in the back. I did like the frequency of the patrols, which were militaristically, very true to form. Patrols are often sent out with little warning of operations and hardly any time to prepare. What I did find distasteful were when the Germans were actually shooting at each other. I cannot bear treachery. A soldier must always be loyal to his own side. He is obliged at all times to look after the interests of his/her own side and his/her own men. We also saw the futility of the father at home encouraging his sons to fight for the Fuhrer. All-in-all a very good film, Well done!

@deltaboy767

2 жыл бұрын

Yes a soldier must be loyal to his own side, but a soldier also has the moral right to either disagree with an Ideology set forth by the Government, or ask that he be discharged if it goes against his moral values. The US military has a rule that, any soldier can refuse and order if it goes against his moral values, and not be punished for it. At the Nuremberg trials, the "I was just following orders" didn't have a leg to stand on, as one of the British judges made clear that, any soldier, according to the Geneva convention, has the right to refuse to follow the order if he feels that it is against his religion and morals. One of the defense lawyers for one of the Nazi criminals stated. ' I refuse to continue defending my client any further, " He knew the laws of war, and following orders, has been dismissed as a defense.

@LaHayeSaint

2 жыл бұрын

@@deltaboy767 Ashley, in your analysis you forgot to add that it is the duty of a soldier to follow the orders of a superior Officer. You can be shot for refusing to obey such orders. Let me give you an example.... An 88 mm flak gun commander was given the order to use his gun in the anti-tank role. He refused initially. Whereupon a German Officer approached him and ordered that he depress his elevation and engage the enemy tanks and be given a medal, or else he would be shot on the spot he stood. That is war.

@deltaboy767

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaHayeSaint Against another enemy army yes i can totally agree. But against unarmed civilians like the Whermarct and the SS did, no they have a right to refuse or ask to be discharged from duty. Like I've mentioned before. The "I was only following orders" did not stand up as a legitimate defense in the Nuremberg trials. There was a hazing incident towards some civilians in NC near the Marine base, in peace time that was put on trial and when the Marine told the military court he was following orders, the judge dismissed it, saying again he had the right to refuse the order based on his moral principles or be discharged. And was sentanced to 25 years. In peace time. What the Germans did was genocide plain and simple, they were not defending their homeland from an outside invasion, they ware commiting and idealogical act of aggression. There is no excuse for genocide, and murdering civilians because one was simply given an order.

@deltaboy767

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaHayeSaint Refusing to engage an enemy military army, Is one thing, and refusing to murder civilians is another.

@LaHayeSaint

2 жыл бұрын

@@deltaboy767 Ashley, Morally, I'm with you all the way. When you know you are committing plain and simple murder, I would refuse (top tip -- make sure you are armed with at least a light machine gun). An Officer could however, ask for written and signed orders. This does not exonerate him from murder, but the superior officer might think twice about the order this time, as it bears his signature. If you take a step back in time, genocide of supposedly inferior peoples, has been going on ever since the days of colonisation. Great Britain really did have dirty hands in this matter. The easiest way to transfer new land to colonists, was to start a fight with the "natives," call in the army to carry out the genocide, then call in the missionaries to preach "no violence" and "love one another" (only after the native population has been reduced 95%), and you have your land. The new landowners can now go church and preach righteousness and how hard work (for the natives) will win you a place in heaven. Done and dusted! Land transfer completed.

Great film!! Well done.

Like it, well done, very good the decent action of music

Breath-taking.

Well done, one of the best on KZread

This is brilliant.

Takes a lot of pages out of generation war. Did they mean to copy it this closely? Great film never the less, thanks for the upload!

Very good film I would watch more of your work

A fine film. Good job.

I made it 16 minutes into this movie. I can't wait for the cinema veritas style of shaky camera to end

@PhillipMorton

3 жыл бұрын

@@jcoindustrial1154 You would lose that bet John. "Shaky redundancies" drive me nuts is my humble opinion. Notwithstanding I appreciate your response.

EXCELLENT FILM. Loved every minute.

My Grandpa Wally was in the War, so was my Dad. My Grandpa had a Walther PPK he got off a German Officer he killed. He was proud of it and carried it with him the entire war and stayed into 46.

@Marly375i

3 жыл бұрын

Nice fake story

At 4:20 the guy in the dot 44 camo salutes with his left hand. Why? I realize he is holding the sling with his right, but still. Every soldier knows to salute with your right hand.

These films are better than some of the big budget Hollywood flicks .

@fritzkeller5629

3 жыл бұрын

Better than all of them, hollywood is just a bunch of lies, Band of Brothers is a great one based of of a true story though.

@michaelbrennan1294

3 жыл бұрын

So the good 1's R the 1's U like ?🤪🤪🤪🤪🤥🤥💩,o e a vay

@michaelbrennan1294

3 жыл бұрын

Its a little more action than MASH,its nazi killing partisans,gews,pols,killing ,go take a poop ..❗💩💩🐂🐂👹👹💩🤮quick get a plate

Excelente vídeo de la 2 W.W., realista y objetivo..

Excellent !

...who salutes with the left hand...?

Great job🔥

Kept my interest, Please make more!

Un gran bel Lavoro. Complimenti

Great content; almost as if the older son paid his foolish father back by rising above the horror of WWII Germany thinking. "Honor the Fatherland" was such brainwashing but the truly educated German could see right through this.

@gusyates1839

2 жыл бұрын

Obviously not.

I loved it! A few mistakes but a great story. I hope you continue to make them!:)

Left hand salute...... 33:45 Aber sonnst sehr gut gemacht. Herzlichen dank.

Speechless

Pretty damned good!

@IronTitanProductions

8 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the feedback , thanks much!

Cool film 😎

Epic! And you stopped making films?

Superb ! Great Movie, beautiful story. Thanks.

Fantastic

Cienkie sa te dialogi w jezyku polskim. Latwo sie wyczuwa niemiecki akcent oraz linie melodyczna niemieckiej skladni zdania !!!! The dialogs in Polish language are performed with a really poor manners. You can feel the German accent in them, and the German melody of the sentence, too !!!! Subtitles could be a much better choice in that matter. Yeah !! :o))

@bobrichards8570

5 жыл бұрын

Wild wild West

@paxgermania4506

5 жыл бұрын

The German is also terrible for Christ sake,,,,,

@nick_nam3

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, seriously? "Mein kap", your're gonna be reported for sure. Unbelievable racism level, you're so sick.

Sehr guter Kriegsfilm mit packenden Szenen und sehr talentierten Schauspielern

its pretty good underrated movie. If you got review,I bet it would be good considering the genuine act and cinematography.

This is The Best Ww2 film in whole KZread.

@listfactory6551

7 жыл бұрын

Agree

@tomobraica4399

5 жыл бұрын

not

Great work!

The quality of this film is better than many...well done...had to watch the ending a couple of times....looks like fragging to me....

Wonderful, allot better than Hollywood, and more realistic