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The Passing Bells (2014)
Poignant
This mini-series was, apparently, written for young adults, and this is why it appears so sanitised. Other reviewers have derided its cleanliness, and lack of realism. I personally found it fascinating, despite these valid criticisms. It was meant to show "parallel lives", and suggest that ordinary people were not natural enemies. The total senselessness of the war was brought out at the end where Tom and Michael (the names are common in both England and Germany) attacked each other. Realistically, two soldiers in similar circumstances would have probably avoided each other, but this wasn't the point; the war had reduced them to unthinking machines. No happy Hollywood ending, in respect to the millions who died. The acting, uniforms, locations were all excellent.