TURNING TIDE | Omeleto

[@AndrewJMuir]

Hey all, it's Andrew here, the director of this film! Thanks so much for all the great comments, and so glad so many of you enjoyed it! If you'd like to see how the film was made, there's a Behind The Scenes documentary in the description ^^^ Many thanks, best wishes! Andrew

[@petepeter1857]

Terrific short, thank you!

[@johncartwright8154]

Short as it is, a more convincing offering than other recent films covering the events of the time!

[@brianlafev4261]

Really impressive Andrew 👏🏻 with a bit of luck I suspect you’ll have a big future. Keep up the good work

[@deborahsiahaan9261]

Good job Andrew and Team!!!!

[@prisonmike9186]

Nice

[@ManuelSanchez-hc9xr]

I think the pilot wanted to go home when he saw the boys mom.

[@chunkycomet9117]

Plot Twist: that was his wife xd

[@hughrudy]

@@chunkycomet9117 double plot twist, he killed the wife’s husband

[@chunkycomet9117]

@@hughrudy ...wait a minute-

[@InsertGenuineName]

Iron Panther4 Plot twist: The boy is his cousin

[@Steve-fe4lq]

He gave up his gun because he didn't want to have to shoot the boy's mother in front of him. He gave himself up without a fight to spare the boy heartache.

[@Th0nk__43]

3 years for a 15 minute movie, that goes to show how long something that looks so simple can take without enough money, people, and equipment. But it was a really good movie

[@nightSkyacc]

You hire 200 more people and get it done super fast

[@muheebayuby6436]

But 3 years tho for more like a 12 min movie. Idk but that doesn’t seem worth it to me

[@frostonium]

@@muheebayuby6436 it really depends on prespective and value tbh

[@tobystevens9183]

@@muheebayuby6436 No, this is only a segment of the movie "Turning Tide". It is a full-length feature.

[@mr.tobjohn9877]

@@tobystevens9183 nope, this is the whole film. Look it up, theres a review of the short film by IMDb. Imo the film wasnt that good, had a lot of clichés or however it is written, like "youre the man of the house now that your fathers gone". It trues to give you so much information in just a couple of seconds.

[@maproductions9945]

This is a story my mum told me: My great grandad witnessed a crash in Kent, in the south of England. When he and his friends approached the pilot, he was in a state of shock and started crying, begging them not to kill him. Apparently he only looked 16 or 17. They didn't hurt or kill him; they invited him inside and made him a cup of tea.

[@mats7492]

Many pilots were barely 19-20…

[@pascalcoole2725]

My dad (Dutch) lived about 15km from Aachen, sometimes could the the burning city after bombardement. one day an aircraft (German or Alied he did not tell me) crashlanded verry close to his home. It does not mather what side you are on... War is never in the interest of normal civilians

[@wallabybob3020]

......then shot him.

[@lupus_lupi]

my grandpa witnessed something similar when they captured two Americans from the bomber. Civilians were ready to kill them, but guys from his company took them as prisoners and treated them fine

[@willm5032]

Do you know where this was? I grew up in kent and we had a few german aircraft come down, one near my parents' place- an Me 109, i think? Pilot wasn't so lucky though

[@patrickmclaughlin7885]

I’m the boy in the film, what an experience it was and so glad to see it getting so much positive recognition! thank you for all your kind comments💙

[@daisy-im7jc]

bravo kid bravo

[@lowbudgetname2745]

Egg

[@Alex_goat-fn]

OURlivesMatter I love your name and profile picture

[@Alex_goat-fn]

OURlivesMatter they certainly do matter ✊

[@sammurrell6865]

There is actual proof of this. Search up “Patrick McLaughlin Actor”, then you should be able to find his IMDb profile.

[@jettlehmann4269]

Who else is here after seeing how they made it

[@samfoster4176]

Yessss

[@Cyba_IT]

Yeah, impressive the amount of work that goes into these. I realise it wasn't full time of course but 7 years from conception to finished product is a long time on one project. Great work done by all.

[@wakkowarner8810]

I'm here after seeing the how they made it video.

[@nsvo9038]

The making of it brought me here too. Surprising the German pilots clothing weren’t soaking wet, given the attention to detail everywhere else.

[@gingercat5996]

Me!

[@George-ie1si]

The German airman was honorable to the boy, he could have taken them all out but choose to surrender.

[@mx5mke]

DUHH~! Glad you understood the SECONDARY "central plot message" Can you tell the class the PRIMARY "plot message?"

[@George-ie1si]

@Camille Moore There is nothing good about war Camille and the German airman was dropping bombs on England. My father suffered trauma when he was about the age of that boy when Germany bombed our country to smithereens he never recovered from it and I have suffered quite badly of it my self even though I wasn't born yet.

[@frankiekavenka]

@Mike Yeah, exactly. Even if he surrendered because he didn't want to hurt anyone, I still think it was mainly because he knew that once his ammunition was expended, he would be hanged or worse.

[@vishnu_1902]

@@George-ie1si same for me. Due to the british in colonial india, my great grand father got killed. Our family lost so much, but my father changed the tide and now we live comfortable lives. I pray for your family.

[@meshable3580]

Not all german soldiers are bad.

[@eventualadele9587]

its crazy how they didnt speak a single word to eachother but they both had a whole conversation

[@russianarmy8976]

I couldnt hear the conversation

[@prorandocopier7945]

*I want chicken strips* *man I’m deaf*

[@beep.boopwall]

@@prorandocopier7945 ok

[@shutup2540]

@@prorandocopier7945 ok

[@thecolinman3448]

@@russianarmy8976 maybe because dead people ears don’t work as good as alive peoples ears?

[@AW_7_7_7]

Talented child actor. I don’t think I could gather up as wide a range of emotions as he did when I was his age! 😄 Wishing him all the best if he chooses acting as his profession.

[@mojaverc1585]

Yeah he is so good

[@Syforced92]

This movie is just about a guy that crashed his plane was being held hostage by a child and got beaten up by two people

[@Docinaplane]

I wanted to see the boy visit the pilot in jail and give him his cigar back.

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

More like his grave

[@thomasxavier3591]

Same here.

[@JohnWillimann]

Yeah and the POW would have made him a toy plane. My grand-pa used to say that a lot of the german POW were a funny bunch and would make toys for the kids out of tin cans or whatever they found and would be a little cheeky asking for cigarettes.

[@Docinaplane]

@@JohnWillimann I like that, thanks!

[@willsolace3966]

Wolfy100 bruh

[@justlogus]

German pilot: **breathes** The kid: *Peace was never an option*

[@goldenexp2357]

The kid committed war crimes

[@TLS4-GEZA]

@@goldenexp2357 war crimes can't be done by Civilians

[@goldenexp2357]

@@TLS4-GEZA Lol ok At least I don’t pretend I’m somebody who I’m not

[@Liam-ly7up]

@@goldenexp2357 oh boy

[@goldenexp2357]

@@Liam-ly7up Don’t make me make Lamar roast you again

[@kainenable]

My grandfather was a on the german side during the war. He actually was taken prisoner. During that time they became fast friends. My grandfather spoke english and became an interpreter while in the prisoner of war camp. The English officer then wrote him a referral to become a Canadian citizen, and here i am. Not all germans who fought in the war were monsters. Most were just normal people. I wish more stories were told like this in cinema.

[@Treecko-rw1gp]

@NJP-Supremacist ...

[@gieldeeben7613]

I respectfully, don’t like your grandfather. He was still a German soldier and that’s not forgivable

[@Treecko-rw1gp]

@NJP-Supremacist The Wehrmacht? The SS?

[@kainenable]

@@gieldeeben7613 that’s fine. You never met him, but you are welcome to make all the conclusions about him without never spoken to him that you want. Just remember he was a child when he was conscripted. He did not know what was going on, besides thinking he was defending his homeland and family. He was a wonderful kind loving grandfather. He let me stay at his house for free after I graduated university. His dog got run over, and he fed it expensive steaks from a store, because it would not eat anything else afterwards. He was as always welcoming and generous with guests. My grandmother, would sneak into our room at night and give us grapes and cookies so when we woke up we would have snacks. He was in the infantry, he calculated trajectory of munitions. He saved many of his comrades. In fact he was awarded the highest military award for saving many soldiers. I am proud of my grandfather as much as an allied soldier who received the purple heart for bravery. They did the same thing. I am glad that Germany eventually lost, but in my eyes that does not diminish the heroism of my grandfather. Many US soldiers have been part of some extremely problematic conflicts. Are you going to hate them? Life is more complicated, and if you are going to hate, without really understanding, I feel sad for you.

[@SnakierElm62]

​@@kainenableyou are such a respectable person, I praise you for that reply, my Great Great Uncle Johnny died in France during the battle for Arras covering the retreat for Dunkirk, his Regiment (Northumberland Fusiliers) stopped a Panzer Division for a day, he died, I never met him, but all my family forgive the Germans, it was war, death happens, he was only 19, my Great Grandfather who was in the same regiment escaped Dunkirk and was sent to Singapore, he was captured by the Japanese and tortured and then released, he died in 1984 so I never met him either, but most of us, forgave the Japanese, he didn't, he never really talked about the war with my Father and Grandfather, but I have forgiven, and besides, most German soldiers (Wermacht) were conscripts so they had no choice, thank you for sharing your story, it was very interesting, have a good one

[@sheeppiiee1994]

when my grandpa was in primary school, a german plane crashed in his school playground. the pilot lived and became one of the townsfolk

[@ikasando]

A nuclear bomb was dropped and never exploded and my town was built around the bomb with a crazy cult worshipping the bomb.

[@AlecuBeldiman68420]

@@ikasando You're talking about Megaton from Fallout 3, and the Church of the Children of the Atom, right?

[@AlecuBeldiman68420]

@Ted Andrews It's from a video game

[@Indo-Sama777]

@@ikasando damn fallout 4 references

[@AlecuBeldiman68420]

@@Indo-Sama777 Fallout 3 in fact:)

[@3ggb0x]

My grandpa is from Hungary when he was a kid he was talking to someone German soldiers and they bought him a candy bar People make German soldiers look bad but they are not it is just the people that ran the war

[@ritvikrao7389]

Its true, most soldiers were drafted into the war and many of them were forced into fighting because their families were threatened

[@augusthertz7163]

And many of the German soldiers fought out of loyalty their country, not to their cause. While there were still many sick minded people, the majority of German soldiers were good people.

[@3ggb0x]

Bru

[@3ggb0x]

It was still communist and there was still soldiers

[@HalTheBot]

Truth is the first casualty of war.

[@redisdead628-2.0]

i mean, yeah, the real planes were cool, but did you see the boy's toy plane flying skills?

[@johnythecookedsteak4819]

Hes more profesional than those allied fighters who managed to take down only one plane.

[@spencercaldwell8703]

Yeah he was acing those barrel roles

[@braydenthenascarandjaguars9375]

Yes he is like a champ at driving the plane

[@madonna118]

GOODSHIT

[@comedicpsychnerd]

My mans was goin “Shooom Shoooom Vsheeeuu”

[@polonium13]

My Dad grew up during the blitz and was about the same age as the boy. He told me about seeing dog-fights over London, air raids, his shrapnel collection, German POW's on work parties etc. A great little film. It gave me a glimpse of what he saw back then.

[@bobbybaucom4489]

War is a fun game until the realities of war hit close to home.

[@3an429]

don't be going all Jessie pope on us 😂

[@Pwnedby]

That’s soo true

[@sabbath1986]

When you loose it’s not over it’s over when you quit

[@maxolla6114]

No one ever said war was fun 😂

[@bobbybaucom4489]

@@maxolla6114 idk. I think some believe it is because they have not really experienced it. And some just get off on the whole warrior thing. But when it hits your home, there is nothing glorious or compelling about it.

[@maybepolishcow1834]

German Pilot: hmmm.. *surrenders* Man: “OIY” *punches*

[@rockinbillyboy]

Many allied pilots and bomber command who had to bail out over Germany or occupied France, were beaten to death, or executed by shooting......a few slaps by frustrated civilians who took the brunt of daily and nightly bombing is understandable i would think.....i actually felt sorry for the pilot here, but that is just my nature...even though i had an Uncle who was shot down in a Lancaster Bomber and killed over Berlin in 1944...he was only 21. War is always terrible.....always.

[@scorchclasstitan6727]

rockinbillyboy Yea except the British don’t have that right -_- . They declared war they fight the war by themselves . The Soviet’s did everything the Germans did and were *rewarded* for it . The allies were monsters .

[@someguy3766]

@James Reitsch Lol you're kidding right? The Germans killed about a third of Poland's population during the war. I think most people can agree Dresden was a bit OTT, but hardly as bad as that.

[@rockinbillyboy]

@@scorchclasstitan6727 We fought well, but we never murdered 6 million people (men, women and children!!............That is what we fought against....Countries can not go around starting wars and invading other countries and not expect reaction.....I am just glad i was at this side looking in!......Germany started a war, and we reacted....simple!

[@rockinbillyboy]

@@someguy3766 I agree mate!...I also wish that we had not bombed Desden, it was a beautiful old city, with many ancient churches and buildings.....however, 200 German bombers launched an attack on Belfast, Northern Ireland, and bombed civilians!!....they actually bombed the waterworks to cut the water off so fire brigades could not fight the incendiary fires!!...over 1000 civilians died in their homes in Belfast, the number dead only second to that of London.....but in their eyes, that is fine. The bombing of Dresden is one of the things that happens when you start a war!

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

A childhood memory, helping my mother fold the sheets from the line in the backyard. I still miss you mum.

[@TheDaltonius]

Now I’m sad

[@jammiestdodger]

I bet she was/is a nice lady. I don’t know what happened to your mum but I hope she’s thinking of you, in heaven or wherever she is

[@findingsnoopy5580]

Your mom's a good mother

[@segon.]

Well now u made me unhappy

[@eduardojunqueira8904]

Your Mom still lives in you.

[@ellehan3003]

Many German soldiers ended up making a life here in Britain. Unless they had family to return to of course. An elderly woman i know met her husband Gerhart at a dance whilst he was a prisoner here in England. They remained married for the rest of their lives and had 3 children I think.

[@kthebookenthusiast2778]

Amazing cinematography!

[@dreamtimer1467]

I second that

[@survivalextreme8270]

And brilliant acting from that young boy..

[@TJSmoove]

Ikr

[@feisar3274]

Big word

[@faktenverdreher]

No!

[@MrSiciro]

Why do film makers always put the Stuka dive bomber sound in any aircraft that is apparently falling out of the sky

[@eliasjensen2132]

Im confused too mate😂

[@ThatHonestGuy]

It's frustrating. It's a good movie I guess but they fell for the weird cliche of every plane apparently having a stuka siren

[@TheDaltonius]

Cause iconic and Intense PTSD? The second one is a joke don’t take it too seriously

[@ThatHonestGuy]

@@TheDaltonius Its not historically accurate though.

[@ThatHonestGuy]

@Opecuted Yeah, I guess that it has become the norm

[@LordChristoff]

German pilot: "Hello young man" Boy: "So you have chosen death"

[@misko933]

dude he just got the pistol out so he cant be dangerous to him or anyone, the kid would never have the courage to pull that trigger, but the soldier is trained to do that...

[@LordChristoff]

@@misko933 *Whoosh*

[@misko933]

@@LordChristoff I was kidding to, so, I out *wooshed* your *wooshing*

[@darthvader7399]

oh no its a *woooosh* battle

[@misko933]

@@darthvader7399 i n d e e d

[@Sam.Stindt05]

I'm genuinely impressed they got the sidearm of the luftwaffe right. Alot of people wrongly think that luftwaffe pilots carried p08s and walthers p38s, but most were equipped with the walther PP or PPK. I have heard that some bf-109s had KAR-98Ks in their fuselage, which is also pretty cool. Overall impressed with this short film.

[@shrek6571]

No I don’t think they had bf109’s mate

[@Sam.Stindt05]

@@shrek6571 huh?

[@michaelkovacic2608]

Where did you get that info about the Kar98? I have never heard of it.

[@Sam.Stindt05]

@@michaelkovacic2608 I heard it from a couple guys in a ww2 reddit I'm in, I believe they really only carried them during desert operations but I could be wrong

[@kdunnproductions4729]

The other minor thing I noticed that they got right was the bomb load on the He 111. From what I've seen, those 2 1000's are iconic, although i know they could carry other bomb loads

[@davewilson4058]

A good film which takes me back . The only criticism I have, is that the German bomber's coming in were usually much higher up and the attacking planes would have been Hurricane's. Spitfire's usually tackled the fighter escorts. Also, the only experience I had during a raid , was when a German airman dropped into our road by parachute, he was taken into a nearby house, sat down, given a cup of tea and a piece of cake, whilst someone ran to the nearest phone box to call the police. All the kids in the neighbourhood crowded into the lady's garden and gazed at him through the window. He looked young even to us 6 year old's and nervous. Then an army lorry pulled up and some soldier's came and took him away. Later on in the war, we had lot's of German and Italian prisoner's walking around the town in their patched P.O.W. uniforms. They were mostly working on the raiiway, or nearby farm's.

[@johncartwright8154]

Great story from a first-hand witness! There are stories of course of airmen being roughed-up or even mortally injured by a mob as happened in Kennington London on 15 September 1940, the day now celebrated as 'Battle of Britain Day'. The pilot of the Do17, rammed by Ray Holmes in his Hurricane, which crashed into Victoria Station.

[@johndell3642]

Your observations would be true for the South of England, but in German attacks on the Scottish coast they often came in at lower level (to attack shipping) and of course, German single-engined Bf109s did not have the range to get to Scotland. The Scenario here is very close to that of 16th October 1940 when Spitfires of 603 Squadron intercepted unescorted German bombers attacking the Firth of Forth. - Except that was Ju88s rather than HeIIIs. There were numerous examples of German aircrew being "roughed up" by civilians and even killed. For example, when a He111 crashed on the Island of Lundy the boat bringing the German crew back to the British mainland could not anchor at Appledore because the harbour was packed with civilians demanding the Germans be shot ( British fishing-boats had recently been machine-gunned by German Bombers in the Bristol Channel and fishermen killed and injured).

[@thewizardingwonders2926]

Very interesting sir

[@davewilson4058]

@Star-Lord I can't remember the exact date, but it was towards the end of 1940, It could have been late November/ early December.

[@ArchieWhitehill]

My Austrian Uncle served briefly and unwillingly in the German Army during WWII. Fortunately, he was captured in the war, taken to Texas to help work a farm with other prisoners. He told us he was treated very well, better than by his own army. The food was better, he enjoyed farming more than soldiers, and the American military even fixed his teeth. He wanted to stay (he was a single man at the time), but he was given no choice but to be returned home.

[@soapsappergaming2891]

I like this film because of the fact that they dont make the german pilot be the mega murderous soulless monster whereas they instead show that the Germans were people too and they also having emotions and a sense of dignity

[@puterboy2]

Unlike some movies. Does Dunkirk ring a bell with you?

[@ironmantooltime]

You'll never take our brexit!

[@michaelomalley1856]

Yes and the fact he was armed but choose not to resist and show no threat to the boy or anyone else IMO gives no right for those men to beat the rubbish out of him since aircrewmen where just following orders, had he threatened the boy at all or pointed his weapon towards the others then sure but he willfully surrendered with no threat and as such they should have notified the nearest Home Guardsmen and kept him there till they came to pickup him up, and on a side note where the f is the Home Guard? Great Short Film, but needed as others have stated to be longer.

[@soapsappergaming2891]

@@michaelomalley1856 ik the whenever a german plane/pilot was spotted on ground the home guard would go the speed of light straight to where the sighting was

[@pixelbasedlifeforms]

Well nobody said German soldiers didn’t have a dignity in WW2. Many committed suicide after the war was over.

[@MaxZen1968]

Om my god, the first time I've seen an actual portrayal of some one picking up a gun they no nothing about. They just don't go bang.

[@stroodledoodle6441]

Yeah, love how the soldier switched the safety off the gun

[@garesonc9672]

@@stroodledoodle6441 And charged it...

[@xjcrossx]

Scream. Die Hard 3. Only ones I remember besides this one.

[@startedtech]

I mean, it's not uncommon for service sidearms to be carried loaded safety off.

[@juniorcrusher2245]

@@startedtech but he was a pilot. not a huge chance of him surviving a crash so he doesnt need a prepared pistol

[@mousetrap4751]

the 2 people who punched the soldier when he surrendered seem like the kind of people to sweat on skywars

[@gewoontygo944]

If the germans killed your family, would you have still said the same?

[@syntex927]

@@gewoontygo944 dude its war, everybody dies on both sides. No need to beat up a random soldier on the ground who literally surrendered

[@gewoontygo944]

@@syntex927 you dont get it lad

[@syntex927]

@@gewoontygo944 mhm alright

[@quadnod4605]

@@gewoontygo944 Who says this German killed these people's family. He's just some random crewmember, he should stand trial first.

[@-Johake-]

Scottish boy after seeing dozens of enemy German planes: Bet ima go watch.

[@kruxxed1339]

Id do the same lol

[@baggierbobcat3324]

Everybody gangsta till the planes re-route and start heading towards your town

[@yamieu6623]

hes not scottish bro

[@tammiestait5465]

If I was a allied force I would be ready with my howitzer.

[@quis9726]

Yeah does he do that every time there’s a life threatening situation?

[@quinnig3088]

They really didn't need to beat him up like that he was complying

[@johnbower7452]

Sometimes anger takes over from common sense; but it would have been unlikely; most German POW's were treated pretty well even by our civilians who they had just bombed. They were usually taken prisoner and if injured taken to a hospital for treatment (under guard of course).

[@winstonchurchill3597]

Agreed, it was wrong - would not want that done to our airman if the roles were reversed.

[@SuzutakeJP]

I mean would you would probably do the same thing to the people that were bombing your city each night

[@nathenewendzel884]

Love your enemies.

[@brodyiceman3032]

Same

[@gemetter5214]

I am from Germany an my Grandmother always told us the story of her uncle, who had to fight at the front close to the end of the war. He had no option, otherwise his family would get into trouble. He never wanted that and his last words were: "Now I am going away to die...". A week later the letter which told about his death arrived...

[@noahbreindel3330]

Oof

[@DerDripLord]

scheiße

[@Content_Deleted]

@@noahbreindel3330 Really?

[@noahbreindel3330]

@@Content_Deleted Yeah, fighting on the Eastern Front was a death sentence.

[@grandongplb]

Only the dead have seen the end of war Plato

[@LivingWaterEternal]

Saw your documentary on how you made this movie and then watched it. You guys need to make a full feature. A++++ every aspect of this movie is incredible and conveys and captures incredible believability, tone, empathy, anger, full range of emotions. Job incredibly well done and appreciated watching your hard work. Bravo 👏👏👏

[@AndrewJMuir]

Thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@tenah7931]

The boy was 10 years old in 1940. That means, he would still be alive in 2021., as a 91 year old. He may be a fictional character, but there are real people who lived through all of this and are still alive to this day to tell their stories. I guess we like to forget that the most tragic parts of human history weren't that long time ago.

[@tenah7931]

@Chris Madison What I'm saying is completely opposite, also never said he was real. I was putting things into a perspective, considering the boys age and the year the story of the movie is placed, proving that there are still people alive who lived through this. Read carefully next time, and don't jump to conclusions.

[@chrisjenkins9978]

My parents are two of those people.

[@bajlozi6873]

@@chrisjenkins9978 That's interesting

[@LaVaZ000]

I'm sorry but your comment makes no sense. Who, has ever forgotten WWII? Who has forgotten the Auschwitz? Who has forgotten the Operation Barbarossa? Who has forgotten the Patriotic War?

[@chrisjenkins9978]

@@LaVaZ000 - I was playing a video of the Apollo crew driving a car on the surface of the moon and the guy next to me didn’t even know it was real.

[@Ghastify]

Kid: *points gun at soldier* Soldier: pulls cigar out

[@caitlynr.1421]

"There are 1001 things I can do to you with this cigar and none of them hurt you-"

[@plissken6430]

As big boss once said you never know what you need a cigar for

[@999ColetteTTV]

id rather have a ciggy and die than die regularly

[@quis9726]

I like how the kid just watched him pull something out of his pocket.

[@kalecardenas9645]

@@999ColetteTTV same

[@sneezlez]

Hey my grandpa was some sort of electrician during ww2 I think he was pretty high ranking because he had 2 lightning bolts on his helmet

[@Indo-Sama777]

Clever

[@ginam2700]

The 2 lighting bolts is either 11 or SS

[@kanapotetakerngkeat3506]

Lol he commit war crimes

[@nerobozybiaostocki4384]

I appreciate him. He was a hard working and helpful man for the other people during hard times of war

[@kingcasts7054]

He was a gas worker

[@ricksand6477]

This film is absolutely brilliant. No major studio was involved. Just two friends with a vision and metric tons of creativity and drive to complete it. This deserves a major distribution deal and vast audiences to experience a great story well told!

[@tracksidefilms5416]

"Mommy I found a jerry! Can I keep him?"

[@j.jasonwentworth723]

Now *THAT'S* funny! :-) (What is even funnier [and heartening, based on actual history] is that the jerry would probably have been happy to have been kept.) During the war, several downed and captured German pilots decided that they liked England better, and they--with local help--"disappeared" into the local population, married local women, and became refined Englishmen. In the 1980s, the UK government gave them amnesty and British citizenship, so they could stop leading rather "spy-like" lives. They had already learned the language (if they hadn't known it already), paid taxes for decades, raised families, and become part of their local communities (some had started businesses that created jobs for other locals), and they had given to their secretly-adopted country.

[@schneewolf1951]

@@j.jasonwentworth723 wow! didnt know that. well thx for the info :)

[@guywithbomb4216]

My mom let me keep my bomb

[@fds7476]

@@j.jasonwentworth723 Yep, a good friend of my great-grandfather (I'm from Germany) ended up as a POW in England and was put to work as a farmhand at the grange of some elderly lady whose sons had joined the army. Apparently, he was treated so well that after the war, he went back every year for bed and breakfast (and as a volunteer during harvesting season).

[@maconescotland8996]

@@j.jasonwentworth723 Never heard of downed Luftwaffe pilots not being handed over to British authorities during the war. That would be a very difficult exercise to complete. I'd be interested in specific details.

[@zaheersarang6466]

I just watched the documentary and I gotta say these guys need to be given larger platforms. This is incredible.

[@elyasa123]

What’s the documentary's name?

[@lambertlum1087]

Seems a bit over dramatic. There is nothing for stranded Luftwaffe pilots to do, but to surrender. It's an island with dim prospects of escape.

[@peterfriedrich377]

The overall morale of the story: Don´t get in dangerous adventures, help you mother with the wash and this will do!

[@afilag7779]

moral of the story: dont drop your weapon on enemy territory

[@afilag7779]

@Anka Paszkiewicz well no. cause he took it back from the kid and then dropped it

[@afilag7779]

@Anka Paszkiewicz its called: joking

[@afilag7779]

@Anka Paszkiewicz not when its the truth

[@AlbaAdventures]

This was well done. Very well done and the making of was incredible. As filmmakers ourselves, though doing nothing this complicated, we are deeply impressed with this production and the story telling. The original score makes a huge difference too.

[@bearwithabowtie1421]

I never knew every german plane was outfitted with a Stuka siren lol

[@grantm6514]

Only in the movies - every plane that flies downwards gets a Stuka siren, even if it's a jet.

[@paulb6716]

Every film haha!!

[@schneewolf1951]

this plane type (He 111) in the movie had no siren but some bombs had to put fear into the targets on the ground (because you could hear when your death from above comes)

[@bearwithabowtie1421]

@@schneewolf1951 yea i am aware as i am also a fellow av-geek of lots of ww2 aircraft and other stuff if that era. But still thanks for your reply

[@Dr.K.Wette_BE]

Err, guys, those are the bomber attack alarm sirens on the ground...

[@vinny6935]

When the plane is coming down toward the water, it takes a sudden dive into the water. If like to think the pilot saw the boy on the cliff and didn't want to take him out.

[@Tubs428]

Also lines up with the ending of film

[@PvtPopper]

Likely plus he had a far less likely chance of surviving a crash on land so it's in both there interests

[@squiddudis7706]

I'm pretty sure the bomber stalled

[@chrislockard1922]

@@squiddudis7706 yeah that animation was terrible. Ive seen hundreds of hours of ww2 footage. I basically have no life due to studying so much lmao

[@JohnDoe-fr1id]

@@PvtPopper *their

[@darrenkelfkens8539]

I am a filmmaker myself and I have nothing but praise for this beautiful little vignette. I know the endless hours and hours of work that go into getting a low budget movie onto the screen. What an achievement!

[@seafood1471]

I love how without saying a word you could see so many emotions at play when the child found the airman from both of them. The child's fear and confusion to come across the enemy to find he looks just like any other person, the anger in the airmans eyes conflicted with the possibility of harming a child. Fantastic CGI for the planes too backed by great sound effects backed by a perfectly fitting score

[@micknordstrom2591]

That German pilot had some good in him after all. He was just a victim of evil forces!

[@youraverageskateboarder8592]

Most of the German soldiers were in ww2. Most of them didn’t have a say in joining the war, they were just drafted

[@Bren75mm]

@@youraverageskateboarder8592 Yup

[@jordo5639]

Most were just common men in a draft. The bad men were the ss, and higher ranked personnel.

[@DillaDoncic]

Yeah alot of USSR soldiers were anti communism but were forced to fight

[@grootsChannel]

Most wehrmacht didnt even know about the camps

[@sir_mexican21st47]

The German saw through the boy’s eyes and thought “What if I was him...”

[@Michael-mh2tw]

nah he probably thought 'I'm getting executed if I shoot anyone here'

[@Testimony_Of_JTF]

@@Michael-mh2tw No, he could easily us the boy as a way to escape but he didn't, he just surrended.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

@Anka Paszkiewicz In a country worth it's salt, enemy soldiers that were shot down and survived were executed by the citizens.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

More realistically, the German pilot thought "I only have maybe a dozen bullets for this pistol, and once they're all gone, I'm gonna get dissected alive by the remaining members of his VERY angry family."

[@uh0hst1nky71]

How about he had a heart, so he didn’t shoot the kid, not every German soldier wanted mayhem, some were drafted

[@DedplAnE]

No matter what the person is doing, they are still a human being. -Joe Mama

[@gge3432]

Yo mama

[@madonna118]

Hipity hopity he was on my property

[@swnkyxoxo]

Thanks mom

[@_.o2432]

Who's Joe Mama

[@Zymus_Reiskinys66]

you

[@droningwesternaustralia]

So much packed into such a short film, and yet the message was so powerful. . Well done guys. 👏

[@samuelcottman8594]

On my grandad's farm, they made the prisoners of war (germans) harvest crops and some used to visit many times until they got old

[@SettingItStraight1]

Sam: So did my Grandfather! He said they were the BEST workers he ever employed. The rules were strict: you weren’t supposed to let them listen to the news or give them liquor: Grand Daddy did both at the end of the day.....the POWs reward him by working like trojans. Some of the POWs always maintained to the end that Germany would win the war.....in the end, when they didn’t, a big German, named Hans, openly cried.

[@MrApfel3000]

my great grandfather was a German prisoner of war and worked on a farm :) a month ago I read books of him he brought home from America about Agra culture and farming...

[@cortex8239]

Honestly. Way better fate then being in a camp. Although you probably wouldn't be given that much food or water or beaten daily. I rather take being a slave for a couple of years with some food and some water then be in a POW camp

[@dandylion2837]

There is a sense of peace in farming. So that must have been such a redemption from war for those men.

[@krangster4420]

For all the comments about the pilot being attacked, the point is the boy was exposed to both the humanity and cruelty of war, this changed him, it was no longer about playing with toys, it matured him. So the violence was necessary in a way to tell this story....the movie doesn't portray it as a positive thing

[@fakshen1973]

The two men who beat the pilot after he surrendered. It would be very easy to create a backstory for them. They may have lost family or even sons in the war thus far. They may have pulled pulverized bodies out of rubble for weeks on end. There's right and wrong... then there's everything in between. You really can't put a judgment on someone when one of the very people that's been killing their family drops out of the sky.

[@butter9025]

Meanwhile in japan: A young boy meets a japanese pilot in heaven after encountering a kamikaze attack

[@JacobA6464]

How did you die? "I crashed a plane into the USS West Virginia."

[@quis9726]

“I like airplanes! I’m going to go watch the dogfig-“ That’s what the kid gets for being as smart as a walking dead character.

[@fixitshop3025]

I don’t think they went to heaven......

[@kalecardenas9645]

Top ten birth reveals: #1 Japan find out that America had twins

[@kalecardenas9645]

@@fixitshop3025 why? Do you think American soldiers would?

[@ethanrussell4742]

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

[@its228]

strong quote

[@basedneutral1173]

what?????

[@chrystynec1496]

@@basedneutral1173 doesn't understand a family quote and also has a discord pfp *oh the irony*

[@basedneutral1173]

@@chrystynec1496 And? Why do you care about my pfp? Sthu

[@chrystynec1496]

@@basedneutral1173 its funny because discord no lifers not getting a joke about family lmao

[@rollydoucet8909]

My father went to England with the RCAF during WW2. He saw some of the carnage of the war. After the war, he never spoke negatively about the Germans, or the war itself. The only photos he brought back were taken in and around London, more from a tourists point of view. Watching this film, seeing the German pilot, pistol in hand, chooses to spare the lives of the approaching townspeople and surrender is somewhat emotional.

[@tomjoad1363]

Let's say he killed them all : 2 women 2 men and the boy, that's 5 rounds out of 7 in his PPK. How could he possibly escape from an hostile terrritory, more than that, an island, with only 2 live ammo?

[@wildernessandme1744]

It took 3 years for this 12 minute mini movie to make.

[@anthonymejia835]

pre schools do it in 12 when uploading to yt

[@LUCAS420BLZ]

Well it varies for different budgets and movie makers of course

[@t.c.b4722]

It was low budget. The production value is actually pretty amazing for what this cost to make.

[@miguelmanzano3960]

@@LUCAS420BLZ you need to see how they did it low budget style

[@l.v1473]

2

[@jamesskelton6744]

The boy grows up and enlist in the german air force.

[@anubisizzy]

And goes into a time portal

[@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549]

Yep

[@ikasando]

@@anubisizzy Please make this into a movie. I'd watch the hell out of it.

[@neinnein9306]

The German after war Luftwaffe still had Aces like Hartmann. Why not enlist there ;)

[@lunafringe10]

hahahaha, what German air forced. all they have are kites hahahahaha

[@BernardSamson-hf6fc]

The BBC or ITV could or should showcase these short films. Incredible achievement. So much work for a short film. Cast true to the times.

[@twizzlerkid9995]

who else thought that cigar at first was a hotdog

[@BigNutts21]

I thought it was lip balm or chocolate

[@uhoh1733]

i thought it was lip balm too lmao

[@decoyz.]

Lip balm or a glizzy

[@Astro-qs6ep]

me

[@c3a118]

yes

[@kyo_1up575]

Well my grandpa once said to me “not all Germans are bad one time I was white my platoon and I got lost and 1 German soldier said to my grandpa “Halt!” My grandpa looked at the German soldier, the German soldier spoke a little bit of English and said “mine field” he pointed at the sign and my grandpa walked to the German soldier and they chat a little bit (my grandpa can speak German) and my grandpa offered the German soldier with an MRE and the German soldier also took out his MRE and my grandpa said let’s eat I guess... So they ate there MRE and they heard both of there allies and axis calling for them and they once more looked at each other and both said goodbye they both ran towards back to there platoons.”

[@luisschmidt10]

Geschichte ausm Paulaner Garten

[@steinwallenfan9439]

@@luisschmidt10 😅 jetzt fehlt noch des Bier!

[@hawkerben1158]

If you don’t mind me asking what year was it? I’m guessing it was a bit earlier in the war when it wasn’t as aggressive as it would get later on ( after the fall of France )

[@joeymiguel9615]

Even in war there is peace.

[@FakeGallego69]

Wow,what year was that,and where?

[@seanhuds229]

"Im English!!" *Continue pummeling him "We know!"

[@jdkeith5373]

🤣🤣🤣 only geeks like me will get that one

[@shieldsluck1969]

Pretty nasty but Trainspotting explains a lot....

[@miksuko]

@@jdkeith5373 wow you're such a geek!

[@jdkeith5373]

@@miksuko ikr

[@Simon05784]

😂😂

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

Full of admiration. The technical abilities were brilliant and the film just the tone needed. Like a short story.

[@Suiton1987]

I think something more was needed. Not that the short is unsatisfying.

[@sxiller9941]

There was nothing to this short film. Just a short film with no meaning idk was there?

[@Suiton1987]

@@sxiller9941 the child dreams of flying fighter planes and suddenly it turns to reality, but in truth its a death match which he sees with his own eyes. Its loud, fast, real bullets being fired, a plane is shot down, the shock of it all and the interaction with the pilot causes the boys perception to change. The father is away and imo his mother telling him "you're the man of the house now" helped him to realise his responsibilities like at the end, cherishing his mother and helping her.

[@lanz637]

I respectfully disagree that something more was needed. There are subtexts and innuendos that allow the viewer to form opinions on what this story is all about. It is not unlike many art pieces in which each person can take away something different. It is not meant to be enjoyed in any superficial way as life itself is seldom supplied with neat resolutions. It appears to be well written as a piece that invokes imagination and provokes individual interpretation. One viewer may decide that it is a story of innocence lost when a playful child schooled about his role as man of the house has to confront a rather adult situation and learns how a real man chooses to handle it. Another may decide that it relates that even the "evil" enemy can choose to spare lives at what may be the loss of his own. There are so many take-aways that this short film is complete in what I believe it was intended to do.

[@mx5mke]

@@sxiller9941 You're an idiot. Obviously addled, tectched, oblivious of obvious and subtle message, alike.

[@Suiton1987]

@@mx5mke relax

[@FaizanAnsari-dv9qt]

It's fascinating how some people can do with little to no money and with all the money in the world

[@daskinnyslav1386]

Dude this CGI looks amazing as hell

[@solomale2156]

not really

[@loyalpiper]

When Jerry is flying below the Ilse of Craig in a heinkel 111 bomber you know something is wrong.

[@Wijo_Koek]

@@wiredtoken This was done practical, not CGI. There's a Making Of which you should check out.

[@waitingforacentury]

@@Wijo_Koek They used both CGI and practical

[@EndoSkull]

@@waitingforacentury No they didn't use both in the film - they used the CGI for reference animation and replaced it with praticals.

[@Pimporly]

The Best Short Movie I ever seen in My life Congratulation to the Producer Directors and Actors of this Movie Turning Tide

[@SDStudiosAnimations]

airplane: *flies towards boy* Also airplane: "So anyways i went downwards"

[@thegrandcoffein6928]

LMAO

[@waffles001]

They’re either trying to Kamikaze or Stuka

[@waffles001]

Nevermind i see he was shot down

[@nadyat812]

Beebo Bopbee by hurricane

[@Jack-sf7wz]

@@nadyat812 they were spitfires :)

[@captaing7709]

I love how we can't guess what the pilot is thinking or what he's going to do next. I love this

[@twizzlerkid9995]

imagine going on a mountain just to watch a war

[@j.jasonwentworth723]

In ancient times, the generals of the opposing armies not uncommonly did just that, watching the action from a hilltop while making pleasant conversation. Almost within living memory, there were even the "gentlemen's wars" (the Franco-Prussian war, the Boer war, etc.), in which the combatants from both sides even met and ate and drank together in the mornings, before taking up their positions and opening fire on each other. War is a very strange, unspeakably horrible, yet fascinating thing, which has ironically, sometimes, brought out the best in people--even enemies, toward each other--who became fast friends afterward...

[@caitlynr.1421]

@@j.jasonwentworth723 thank god people in the comments are still giving out free history lessons

[@baggierbobcat3324]

@@j.jasonwentworth723 dude, is like typing huge paragraphs your job? Lol because I see them on every comment

[@Jimifan57]

I watched the documentary on the making of this and was looking forward to seeing the finished film. The special effects turned out really well, and I liked seeing how the effects - especially the shot of the Heinkel 111 bomber in the water - were integrated into the finished product. Great job.

[@Lethgar_Smith]

Same.

[@firmbelieverinflex-seal3132]

The planes flying over the town, the boy running 5 miles in 10 seconds, to watch the planes, the boy. I AM SPEED

[@erzelllhenard9393]

Run Forrest run

[@davidefarinella6396]

idk why but I read I AM SPEED with the batman voice

[@UnconfinedConfusion]

The pilot,: crashes head on into a rock Also the pilot: *tis but a scratch*

[@khgnnnn]

did you mean tis but a scratch?

[@UnconfinedConfusion]

@@khgnnnn yes, yes i did.

[@peterfriedrich377]

The He 111 ditched into the "drink" after a crash landing. We don´t know, what function this German held. He could be the pilot, the bombardier, one of the gunners or the navigator/mechanic. The rank insignia on his sleeve (one bar, one wing) showed he was a lieutenant, so he could be the pilot or the navigator.

[@baggierbobcat3324]

German sherman.. *Wait that's illegal*

[@titanime3830]

ah yes the superiority of german gene

[@kurtthewicked9009]

Imagine, just for a minute, looking up in the sky and seeing scores of planes coming to bomb your country. And yet in 1940 southern England, this was a common sight.

[@gavin2715]

I don't have to imagine it lol

[@barryolaith]

50,000 British civilians killed by aerial bombardment in WWII. 500,000 German civilians killed by aerial bombardment. Guess it was more of a common sight for them. Civilians are civilians. Carpet bombing is murder. And they put up a statue to Arthur 'Bomber' Harris in London only relatively recently. Disgraceful. Put up a memorial to the air crew by all means. They didn't get a choice, on either side.

[@petergehlen4190]

Imagine, just for half a minute, already in the 1920s the Brits built up a bomber airforce to attack the German cities.

[@rustyshackleford1303]

It's what Churchill wanted. He deliberately bombed German cities and civilian areas until finally the Germans started retaliating in kind. This way he could justify continuing the war.

[@tsg7official]

Not just Southern, Northern as well.

[@SimUKReviews]

Kudos. I First stumbled across this prior to release....glad to ha e finally watched it. Excellently done, an inspiration. Bravo.

[@urlocalcultleader3385]

german: hallo kid: therefore your free trial of living has ended

[@tobiasbauer7902]

😂😂😂😂

[@mikecawk2881]

Read my name

[@bagueteirogamer3035]

😂😂😂

[@zielonythewolf5069]

@@mikecawk2881 I think it's hawk

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Oooch... There are harder ways, to see the end of the war, as a POW...

[@itzmehshadowwolfhi8815]

Nobody: Me: hmm the heinkel he111 has stuka sirens

[@lordvader1672]

*Visible Confusion*

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

All aircraft do in the flicks son

[@mctoxin]

Ah yes, the Reich’s Plane,

[@alexandernieto5691]

I’m pretty sure that was the air raid Siren

[@pleasestopeatingmyliver]

@@alexandernieto5691 Nope

[@emilianorg7412]

Tbh this would've been more interesting from the perspective of the pilot, the child pov is overdone nowadays.

[@narvik9386]

I don't think whoever made this would have had the budget to do a scene inside the plane, though I guess they could have started after the crash.

[@teentraveler1790]

Wow, this was wonderful Mr. Allen. A true show on how different people can show mercy despite being on different sides.

[@Mrtwizzler555]

I felt like there was no ending. Left us hanging.

[@dandylion2837]

hanging, like white sheets on a washing line symbolising the flag of surrender 🏳️

[@williampoole1742]

It was a kind of pointless video

[@Dondingdingding]

There's no ending in every omeleto video

[@Danny_unknown]

I believe it has a complete ending, the child at first was very interested in flying a fighter jet, he wanted to see it from the closest distance possible and know many things about it, but a very unlikely huge and dramatic sad event changed his mind, at the end the child is shown helping his mother fold white clothes , as white usually represents freedom and the green toy plane is left on the ground just like that, as the child is not interested in fighter jets anymore ,( fighter jets obviously is symbolic to war here)

[@tomurban7904]

I gotta say, the aerial scenes are way better than in the movie hurricane or 303rd - movies with HUUUGE budgets. I watched your behind the scenes - GREAT WORK!!

[@georgelydon4290]

It's only 14 minutes but it gives the same effect as a full movie

[@JohnHazelwood58]

true!

[@sadetta9312]

But it still felt like it ended randomly. I want to see more of the pilot and boy

[@ROUSEVIDEO]

Excellent work of cinema in all aspects!

[@victoriacolgan3161]

Kid: sees gun in mans pocket. Also Kid: : )

[@MariahHernandez15]

Hippity hoppitty ur gun is now my property

[@rusuproductions7474]

That is not a pocket. That is a handgun holster.

[@decoyz.]

@@rusuproductions7474 factual

[@wyatthill3540]

: )

[@TomcatTailspin]

Why the hell they ALWAYS use the Stuka sound when a plane is going down?

[@TheDaltonius]

Because it’s iconic and jericho trumpets are fun I guess

[@sleepingturtle32]

@@marcotron08 **S T U K A I S E V E R Y T H I N G**

[@roger920holland7]

Did Dutch really have a plan

[@9sore]

feel kinda bad for the pilot, (in the story) probably a young man who got drafted like all the others back then.

[@horndogblitz2178]

Maybe he wanted to join

[@carbonmonoxide20]

@@horndogblitz2178 doesn't look like it other wise he would have shot them maybe

[@9sore]

@Pepe Laugh He wasn't a leader in WW1, he had a burning hate for people and became a leader in WW2. People are diversely different.

[@suzukirider9030]

@Pepe Laugh Yep. I heard the nuking was the only way to get them to surrender. "die in battle was the greatest thing they could do" - but the nukes didn't give them a chance to "battle". And to be evaporated into particles or burned alive with no chance to even try to fight the enemy - was a death they did not find honorable.

[@trainsntile]

@@horndogblitz2178 For the most part, they DIDN'T have a choice.

[@human52]

Fantastic!!!!!! Being a pilot it all looked spot on to me!!!! well done lads!!!!

[@RnRoadkills]

Nice short movie. Just for the record: Bombers would keep their flightpath and keep their formation when engaged by fighters. Keeping in formation and fighting back are bombers best defence against enemy fighters.

[@ZulutheTainted]

Right but this bomber was critically damaged and ditching in the middle of the ocean isn't the wisest move for survival

[@RnRoadkills]

@@ZulutheTainted i am talking about when the fighters engage at 03:16. The bombers start to turn away in any directions. Bombers would never do that.

[@suit1337]

also Bombers would fly higher altitudes, they look like Heinkel He 111 - depending on the model, they would fly in about 6 to 10 km altitude

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

@@suit1337 Attacking height 12.000 ft and the germans don't shoot at the fighthers. That's total nonsense...

[@Zelurpio]

Those aren't bombers, those are interceptors, they have bombs, but have 1-2 crew members and usually no gunners Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@aethanbeaudry4787]

Amazing how they were able to convey such emotion with so little time and dialogue. Truly incredible.

[@hybridlegionalien]

The fact that he could see bunch of planes fighting from that view is amazing.

[@richardharp4398]

My grandfather is 90 years old. He was about this young man’s age during the battle of Dunkirk. I believe that’s what was being portrayed across the channel. My great aunt was hiding behind a power pole as a Messerschmidt strafed the street. He could hear the bombings from his garden. This just reminded me of the stories he is told. Very well done. He was sent to Whales with thousands of other children.

[@emeowid3484]

I feel like a criminal watching this for free Just wow

[@نادرالیراحمان]

I don't. For what it's worth, it wouldn't cost a penny.

[@scottiramage317]

@@نادرالیراحمان 🛎 end

[@Chuked]

@@نادرالیراحمان ikr

[@elbunnydabest]

I'm putting a cig in my mouf... you watching? Ok gud I'm lighfing the cig... you watching? Ok gud

[@elbunnydabest]

I'm walking... you watching? Ok gud

[@suleyman9199]

I'm alive. You watching? Ok gud

[@eyed909]

I'm taking back my gun. You watching? Ok gud

[@bullcheese2236]

I'm getting beat up. You watching? Ok gud

[@webknecht]

Nice running gag, folks ;o) - now in German: "Ich stecke mir nur eine Zigarre in den Mund. Siehst Du? Alles gut. Entspann Dich!"

[@Ceobread]

"Wish I could learn the fire arm" -me a guy who's interested in guns

[@harryb8945]

Ppk

[@ocurecy9529]

Walther PPK 7.65mm German Stationed Secondary In WWII

[@daisy-im7jc]

that gun was a walther ppk

[@freepotatovan8553]

@Richard Cuevas it's a Walther ppk

[@freepotatovan8553]

It's a Walther ppk

[@karlbroderickmusic]

this was beautifully done....why on earth do movies need to cost around 150 million dollars these days. Well done to all involved. Especially Andrew Muir and David Ross and Marco Cascone. So impressive. 😊

[@rockstarJDP]

Daymn the SFX in this are incredible! The Spitfires roaring over the crest of the hill made me proud to be British! Very well done, would love to see more like these :)

[@BlackBullPistol]

This could easy be in top 5 War movies of all time if it was a full lenght movie, crazy how good it is :))

[@sanakhtthefatetwister9116]

The gun looked to me like a soviet PM series, not a German handgun, but I could be mistaken Edit: no it’s a Walther I’m just an idiot

[@pop-4567]

Had "Walther" on the wooden grips...... Maybe a stage prop from a small town theatre supposed to look like a PPK. Defs not a Luger, lol. Or a PPK

[@zoobi27]

@@pop-4567 it is a walther ppk

[@jacobstrawn4174]

@@zoobi27 I'd have to agree, it's obviously a Walther PPK

[@mx5mke]

OCD, much?

[@gabb5]

Damn, y’all gun knowledge is impressive... pfft nerds

[@oradl]

Who feels like that Soldier was a good soldier being good to that kid

[@PopartFilms]

So incredibly well done by two college students no less. I see a bright future for these two.

[@JCBCVideos]

Wow...just WOW!!! Two years for a 15-minute film...that shows dedication to your vision. I hope this takes you very far indeed...

[@wagomus4323]

Immagine being that boy and telling historians about this...

[@DS-zn7yk]

the media could have said that the grandpa was traumatized and brainwashed by the germans

[@ChrisD__]

There's a few comments on the video that are first hand accounts of the war.