At War

Three journalists follow in the footsteps of fighters on the frontlines of World War I. They walk for eighty days, crossing half of Europe. Their point of departure is the most western point of the frontline: the Belgian coastal town of Nieuwpoort. They pass the famous battlefields of Flanders, the Somme and Verdun in France. In Italy, the frontline takes them to the highest peaks of the Alps where the soldiers fought in perpetual snow. Further on, they set foot on the uncharted Balkan front and march on through Greece and finally reach the battlefields of Gallipoli in Turkey. On their trip they come across local people and record their stories: personal tales from then and now. Every day Arnout and Jonas also leave a marker along the frontline. In light of this small and personal monument they remember soldiers, nurses and doctors who served there 100 years ago. Combining stories from past and present, they bring a distant history to life for a modern audience.