Who's Your Enemy
Directed by Jared Galley · Ajax Creative · Written by Jared & John Galley
FROM THE BOARD
STORYBOARDS
Both — Aerial wide: dozens of corpses and two soldiers strewn across the battlefield, push-in beginning from above
Both — One soldier jolts upright in the centre of the carnage, surrounded by bodies — the gasp of waking
Tommy — Close on his face: wide-eyed and open-mouthed in shock — pure alarm
Fritz — Close on his face: wide eyes, open mouth — shock identical to Tommy's
Tommy — Screams in panic, crouching against the trench wall — the search for a weapon begins
Tommy — Close on two open hands, fingers spread — checking if they are intact
Tommy — Head bowed, looking down at something below frame, expression grim and focused
Tommy — Close on two boots seen from above — toes together, limbs intact
Tommy — Close on two hands raised open at chest height, fingers splayed
Tommy — Wipes blood from his brow — red marks visible on his face and hand
Fritz — German-helmeted soldier picks up a rifle amid debris — dead figure at lower left
Fritz — Fritz stands in the trench, rifle held across his body, scanning the wreckage
Fritz — Extreme close-up: Fritz's eyes beneath the helmet brim — left eye tinged red, wide and alert
Fritz — Fritz in the German trench, dead figure at lower-left, looking outward with a stunned expression
Fritz — Moving through a tight gap between large rounded forms — sandbags or bodies
Fritz — Fritz standing in the open trench — expression open, slightly rattled
Fritz — Wide: Fritz alone in the German trench corridor, rifle slung, stepping through the devastation
Fritz — Alt — stalks forward through mud and bodies, ready for anything
Tommy — Extreme close on Tommy's two eyes beneath the helmet brim — left side washed red, scanning ahead
Both — Wide: Fritz stalks in one trench corridor while Tommy moves through his — two parallel paths converging
Both — Wide: Tommy at far left, Fritz at far right — both men converging across the battlefield space between them
Tommy — A rifle muzzle and bayonet tip fill the left foreground; Tommy crouches blurred behind it
Tommy — Tommy crouched against the trench wall, rifle levelled — active combat posture
Tommy — Tommy standing in the trench, rifle raised and pointed forward — advancing alert
Tommy — Tommy presses his back to the trench wall, rifle across body — a moment of stillness before the corner
Both — Fritz rounds the corner into the trench; Tommy stands opposite in the far background — confrontation begins
Both — Tommy (left) and Fritz (right) raise rifles simultaneously in the trench — muzzles nearly touching
Tommy — Wide: Tommy alone in the destroyed trench, rifle at waist — small figure, scanning
Tommy — Wide alt: Tommy in the trench, rifle at waist — same stalking beat, slightly different angle
Tommy — Tommy holds rifle to shoulder, face in profile — controlled, stalking
Fritz — Fritz in the German trench corridor, rifle at port arms, stepping forward — Stahlhelm clearly visible
Both — Wide aerial: Tommy at far left, Fritz at far right — No Man's Land and barbed wire stretching between them
Tommy — Wide high-angle looking down: Tommy alone as a tiny figure in a tall ruined trench corridor
Tommy — Low angle looking up: Tommy advancing with rifle levelled — storm clouds above
Tommy — Low angle: Tommy braced against the trench wall, rifle horizontal, gazing upward
Tommy — Wide low-angle: Tommy strides forward, rifle ahead, vast cloudy sky behind him
Tommy — Wide low-angle: Tommy's rifle cuts diagonally across the frame — storm clouds filling the sky
Tommy — Wide low-angle: Tommy strides through the trench, rifle shouldered — clouds above
Tommy — Wide low-angle: Tommy advances, rifle raised — alt of the open-sky stalking series
Tommy — Low angle from behind: Tommy's back and head moving through the trench, cloud-heavy sky above
Tommy — Wide medium: Tommy in the trench, rifle raised — alt angle of the open-sky stalking series
Tommy — Low angle: Tommy advances, rifle shouldered, angled toward sky
Tommy — Wide low-angle: Tommy strides forward, rifle horizontal, ruins behind him
Fritz — Fritz stalks alone along the German trench parapet, rifle up — open sky behind him
Fritz — Wide: Fritz alone in the German trench corridor, rifle across his chest, stepping forward
Fritz — Wide low-angle: Fritz strides with rifle at shoulder, open sky and ruins — mirrors Tommy's stalking series
Fritz — Low angle: Fritz advances through the trench, rifle shouldered diagonally — storm clouds filling the frame
Fritz — Low angle from behind: Fritz's silhouette moving through the trench, clouds above
Fritz — Wide low-angle: Fritz strides forward, rifle raised — alt of the open-sky stalking series
Fritz — Wide low-angle: Fritz advances with rifle, sky behind him
Fritz — Wide low-angle: Fritz strides forward with rifle raised, clouds and ruins behind him
Fritz — Wide: Fritz alone in a clean German trench corridor, rifle slung — the trench stretching ahead
Fritz — Close foreground: rifle barrel and bayonet pointing upward — the trench and open sky behind it
Tommy — Medium close: Tommy in the trench, rifle at chest — determined, moving forward
Tommy — Tight on Tommy's face: jaw set, eyes wide, looking down the trench — the moment of recognition
Tommy — Wide: Tommy (right, blurred foreground) sees Fritz (centre, dark silhouette) at distance in the trench
Tommy — Tommy pressed against the trench wall in darkness, rifle pulled in — fear on his face
Tommy — Wide alt: Tommy (foreground, blurred) faces Fritz (background, silhouette) at ten paces — the standoff
Tommy — Screams into melee stance and charges, bayonet forward
Fritz — Extreme close-up: Fritz's face in a charging scream — Stahlhelm visible
Both — First contact: Tommy (Brodie) and Fritz (Stahlhelm) with bayonets locked between them
Fritz — INT. BUNKER: Fritz crouches in the dark, raising a weapon toward camera — cornered
Tommy — The deadlock breaks — swings the rifle butt across Fritz's face
Fritz — Extreme close-up: a rifle bolt and trigger guard — weapon detail insert
Fritz — Wide: Fritz stands alone in open terrain, rifle at waist — exposed and vulnerable
Fritz — Close on Fritz's face: dazed and stunned, eyes half-open — post-blow reaction
Tommy — INT. BUNKER: Tommy's face in close-up — eyes wide, lit with adrenaline
Fritz — Fritz crouches in the bunker, weapon raised toward camera — hostile, cornered
Tommy — Tight close-up: Tommy snarling, teeth bared — the frenzy still burning
Fritz — Fritz charges at full sprint through the bunker corridor, bayonet pointed forward
Both — Fritz (left, Stahlhelm) and Tommy (right, Brodie) locked in a bayonet grapple — both straining
Both — Alt angle on the bayonet lock: both soldiers gripping, neither giving ground
Both — Extreme close: two helmets pressed together — Stahlhelm left, Brodie right — at the tightest point of the grapple
Both — Tommy swings the rifle butt toward Fritz — the blow about to connect
Both — Fritz (dark coat, Stahlhelm) and Tommy (lighter coat, Brodie) face each other at point-blank range
Both — They tumble inside; weapons skid across the floor, neither man in control
Both — Wide: both soldiers crash through the bunker entrance together — figures tumbling, rifle spinning
Fritz — Fritz sprawls face-down on the bunker floor; the rifle spins away
Tommy — Tommy flat on his back on the bunker floor, rifle lying close beside him
Both — CLOSE: two pairs of hands fighting for the same rifle barrel — faces straining behind it
Both — Wide: two soldiers locked together on the floor, hunched low, neither releasing the other
Fritz — Low-angle close-up on Fritz's face — jaw set, eyes fierce, pressing down hard on the rifle barrel
Fritz — ECU: Fritz's face in sharp profile — jaw, nose, one eye; the rifle barrel cuts across the bottom of frame
Both — Near-abstract wide: diagonal lines of motion, two blurred bodies, pure kinetic energy
Tommy — Fritz drives Tommy back against the wall — momentum shifting
Both — Wide: Fritz stands upright in the background, rifle in hand; Tommy is down in the foreground
Tommy — Tommy flat on his back looking up, eyes open — bayonet blade descending into frame at his throat
Tommy — Same angle, alt: Tommy on his back, eyes now closed, jaw set — bayonet still at his throat
Fritz — Fritz looms from above over Tommy, bayonet aimed downward — seen from Tommy's point of view
Both — Wide: Fritz stands over Tommy who sits slumped on the floor — rifle levelled between them
Tommy — CLOSE: Tommy's boot catches on a trip wire
Tommy — ECU: Tommy's boot with a wire hooked around the heel — the wire pulled taut
Tommy — Close on Tommy's face — mouth open, eyes wide in alarm as the wire catches
Both — BOOM — the charge detonates; dust and smoke explode in the bunker
Both — Low wide angle through the smoke: the bunker ceiling and beams barely visible in the dust and haze
Both — Through clearing smoke: both men upright, grappling for the rifle between them — dust still in the air
Both — Fritz drives the rifle barrel toward Tommy's throat; Tommy's hands grip the barrel trying to push it back
Tommy — Tommy pressed against the wall; bayonet at his throat, wide-eyed
Tommy — Alt — Tommy backed into a corner with nowhere to go
Fritz — Fritz in medium shot, rifle held across his body — watching Tommy, eyes steady and controlled
Tommy — Tommy glares back — defiant, terrified, buying time
Both — Fritz's hands pull Tommy's tunic open — a red wound visible below the rib cage; the shrapnel revealed
Both — Over Tommy's shoulder: Fritz stands back with rifle at his side, face composed — Tommy's head in close foreground
Both — Same two-shot, alt angle: Fritz faces Tommy, rifle in hand, expression more open — a beat between them
Fritz — Fritz crouches over an overturned folding cot, righting it on the bunker floor
Fritz — Grabs his rifle and moves to the exit — one last look back
Fritz — EXT. GERMAN TRENCH: Fritz alone among the dead — searching for anything useful
Fritz — Fritz kneels among fallen soldiers, pulling open a haversack — bodies and scattered kit around him
Both — Wide: Tommy lies on the cot; Fritz sits beside him in the dim bunker — the quiet after the smoke
Fritz — Fritz enters with what he found: a bottle of whiskey and a kerosene lamp
Tommy — CLOSE on Tommy's face on the cot — pale, eyes open, looking up
Fritz — Fritz leans over Tommy, hands working at his side — face intent, inspecting the wound
Fritz — Fritz strikes a match; the kerosene lamp catches — warm light fills the bunker
Both — Fritz seated in the lamplight holds the bayonet up; the kerosene lamp glows between them; Tommy's legs visible on the cot
Tommy — Tommy on the cot, eyes closed, face still — the bayonet blade looms large in the near foreground
Tommy — Wide: Tommy lies injured in the lamplit bunker, Fritz settled in the shadows nearby — the calm after the storm
Both — Tommy talks and gestures across the lamp; Fritz listens in profile at right
Both — Wide bunker: Fritz stands at right, lamp and kit on a crate at left, Tommy's legs visible on the ground
Both — Tommy holds up a lit match toward Fritz; Fritz watches from the right
Tommy — Extreme close-up: hands hold a small photograph flat — Rose's face sketched in red within the frame
Tommy — Close-up: Tommy inhales the cigarette, smoke curling upward
Fritz — Extreme close-up: Fritz's face as the cigarette drops from his lips — mid-cough
Both — A woman's face in a photograph at centre — both men's hands frame it; silence
Fritz — Insert: the dropped cigarette lies smoking on the bunker floor
Both — EXT. BUNKER NIGHT: moonlit trench exterior, barbed wire above, lamplight glowing from inside the bunker
Tommy — Tight close-up: Tommy's face, stone-faced — the smirk just beginning to crack through
Both — Wide two-shot: both men smirking across the lamp, the bayoneted rifle lying between them
Both — Wide: both men break into full laughter across the lamplight
Both — Alt wide: loose gestural sketch of both men dissolved in laughter, motion filling the frame
Fritz — EXT. TRENCH NIGHT: Fritz runs alone down the dark trench toward the sound — German voices ahead
Fritz — Fritz at the bunker entrance, rifle up, peers out — German soldiers visible in the trench beyond
Fritz — Fritz's POV down the trench: German soldier silhouettes gathered in the distance, a lamp among them
Both — Fritz peers over the bunker top at left; Tommy holds his rifle in the bunker at right — split frame
Tommy — INT. BUNKER: Tommy raises his rifle and aims it at the entrance, jaw set
Both — Fritz at the bunker entrance turns back; Tommy behind him, rifle up — they lock eyes
Fritz — EXT. TRENCH: Fritz moves cautiously down the dark trench, rifle across his chest, toward the German voices
Fritz — Fritz's POV: a German soldier raises a pistol over a wounded British soldier on the ground
Both — Tight two-shot: Fritz and Tommy face to face in the bunker doorway — the last look before Fritz goes
Fritz — Wide trench: Fritz retreats, the BANG still ringing — stops and looks down at the fallen British soldier
Fritz — Wide: two German soldiers move through the dark trench toward Fritz, rifles up
Fritz — The lamp grows closer; several German soldiers picking through the dead
Both — Tommy on the floor of the bunker, German soldier standing over him with gun raised — Fritz visible in the background
Tommy — Looks up as the German soldier looms over him, gun arm extended toward his face
Fritz — Shouts urgently, hands raised — 'You go… Now!'
Tommy — Looks up in shock as Fritz extends his hand toward him
Tommy — Tries to stand — can't; collapses back, too weak from blood loss
Both — Wide exterior: No Man's Land at night — barbed wire and desolation ahead
Both — Fritz and Tommy move together through the dark exterior — pushing forward through the ruined landscape
Both — Low angle tight on their legs and boots striding together through the chaos
Both — Fritz crouches to help Tommy, who has partially collapsed — bearing his weight
Both — Fritz hoists Tommy up from the ground, an arm around him, smoke behind them
Both — Wide: No Man's Land stretches ahead — barbed wire across a flooded, desolate expanse
Both — Fritz and Tommy from behind, facing into the smoke — the front line before them
Both — Tight on two hands clasping — Tommy and Fritz exchange names and farewell
Tommy — Final words to Fritz: 'When you see the colour of his eyes... it's personal'
Tommy — Close on Tommy's face — watching Fritz turn to go
Fritz — Turns and walks away down the trench, disappearing into the dark
Tommy — EXT. NO MAN'S LAND: alone, moving through the fog — growing weaker
Tommy — Alone in the fog of No Man's Land — standing still, the weight of exhaustion on him
Tommy — Alt — collapses — his line is so close, yet so far
Tommy — Close on his face at ground level — eyes closed, collapsed in the mud
Both — Tight on their forearms clasping — Fritz rising to pull Tommy up
Fritz — Clasps Tommy's hand and rises to pull him up
Fritz — Alt — pulling Tommy up from the mud
Fritz — Close on Fritz's face and chest — a bullet wound mark visible; stunned
Both — Tight on two forearms clasped against a smoky sky
Fritz — Close on Fritz looking skyward — a flare bursts above them both
Tommy — Tight close-up of Tommy's face — screaming 'No! Stop! No!' toward his own advancing troops
Tommy — Watches in horror as Fritz is hit — THUD THUD — time stops
Both — Wide: British troops advance in a line across No Man's Land toward them
Tommy — Rushes forward in stunned horror toward where Fritz has fallen
Both — Fritz and Tommy from behind, standing together, facing the smoking battlefield
Fritz — Bullet impacts slam into Fritz — he staggers, shot in the chest
Tommy — Tommy grabs for Fritz in desperation as bullets find him too
Tommy — Tommy drops to his knees, barely breathing — the end closing in
Tommy — Tommy's hand reaches into his coat — pulling out the photo of Rose
Tommy — Screams 'No! Stop!' — arm raised over Fritz's fallen body
Both — Overhead: two men lying still, the photos of Rose and Marta visible near their hands
Both — A flare ignites the sky — blazing white burst over the dark battlefield
Both — Wide overhead: the battle rages on over the two fallen men
Fritz — Fritz takes the impact of bullets — crashes to the ground
Both — Two bodies lie side by side, hands nearly touching, the photos stained with blood
Both — Tight on two still faces at ground level — silence
Both — Overhead: both men lifeless in No Man's Land — the war rages on above them
Fritz — Production still: Fritz in No Man's Land — the final shot
Tommy — Production still: Tommy in No Man's Land — the final shot
ON SET
Official Theatrical Poster
Director & Cast · Trench Set
Excavating the Set · Pre-Production
The Trench · Fernie, BC
DP Tim Thompson · ARRI ALEXA 35
Director Jared Galley · Blocking
Bunker Interior · Lighting Setup
No Man's Land · Night Shoot
Night Exterior · ARRI Crew
Fernie, BC · Final Scene Location- Director / WriterJared Galley
- Co-WriterJohn Galley
- Executive ProducerJared Floyd
- CinematographerTim Thompson
- TommyDavid Carter
- FritzNick Newcastle
- ScoreKrale
- StoryboardsVado Studio