Also known as TRENCH 11 and THE TRENCH, this Canadian film was produced by Carousel Pictures, directed and co-written by Leo Scherman and stars Rossif (DEAD BEFORE DAWN) Sutherland, Robert Stadlober, Shaun Benson and Ted Atherton.
The movie is set towards the end of the First World War and it concerns a small team of allied troops sent on a mission to explore an underground German bunker that has been used for disturbing experiments.
The story introduces the idea of weaponised parasitic worms. It is revealed that the parasites were initially bred by the Germans to kill allied livestock, but the worms jumped species, to infect humans. So a twisted German officer called Reiner (Stadlober) deliberately bred deadlier versions of the worms, planning to use them against Germany’s enemies. The worms, however, got loose in the bunker before he could put his scheme into action…
The protagonists soon find themselves dealing with German soldiers infested with the parasitic worms, which resemble writhing white vermicelli/spaghetti!
DEATH TRENCH is not the most memorable production I’ve ever seen, but I did like this modestly budgeted film. The acting varies and the pacing could definitely be better, but the setting is interesting and you do get the chance to see victims with bulging faces and white worms wriggling from gunshot holes!
Finally, some poster/DVD/Blu-ray cover art for the film…
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