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* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: Everyone but Whitehead is violently killed ''at least'' once]].
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* NiceHat: O'Neil's wide brim cap, which, along with his BadassCape, help him strike an imposing figure.

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->'''Whitehead, ranting through his MushroomSamba:''' I might write a book! ''[[TitleDrop A Field in England]]: or, the Myriad Particulars of the Corn Weevil''. \\
'''Jacob: ''' ''[deadpan]'' Catchy.

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\n->'''Whitehead, ranting --->'''Whitehead:''' ''[ranting through his MushroomSamba:''' MushroomSamba]'' I might write a book! ''[[TitleDrop A Field in England]]: or, the Myriad Particulars of the Corn Weevil''. \\
'''Jacob: ''' ''[deadpan]'' Catchy.
Catchy.
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''A Field in England'' is a 2013 [[GenreBusting psychedelic historical drama]] set during the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar, directed by Ben Wheatley (also known for ''Film/KillList'' and ''Film/{{Sightseers}}''). Filmed on a low budget in [[DeliberatelyMonochrome Black-and-White]], it follows the adventures of a group of deserters and their descent into hallucinogen-induced madness.

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''A Field in England'' is a 2013 [[GenreBusting psychedelic historical drama]] set during the UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar, directed by Ben Wheatley (also known for ''Film/KillList'' and ''Film/{{Sightseers}}''). Creator/BenWheatley. Filmed on a low budget in [[DeliberatelyMonochrome Black-and-White]], black and white]], it follows the adventures of a group of deserters and their descent into hallucinogen-induced madness.
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*BadassBoast: After O’Neil asserts that Whitehead cannot escape the field, Whitehead shouts that if O’Neil’s correct, Whitehead will ''become'' the field instead.


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* ManlyTears: Jacob breaks down in tears when [[spoiler: Friend dies after being shot by Cutler.]]
** Whitehead is frequently close to tears when he is frightened or distressed, particularly whenever he’s around O’Neil.
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* HitlerCam: O'Neil is shot this way to emphasize the power he has over the group of deserters.
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*VomitIndiscretionShot: The audience gets treated to a lovely view of Whitehead vomiting up the drink O’Neil forces down his throat and [[spoiler: rune stones.]]
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*EmbarrassingHobby: Whitehead admits to having picked up lace-making in his spare time. O’Neil [[TextileWorkIsFeminine doesn’t think very highly of it]]


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*SoftSpokenSadist: O’Neil speaks rather calmly for most of the film.

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* ArtificialHuman: It's hinted that Whitehead is a homunculus of some sort.

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* ArtificialHuman: It's hinted that Whitehead is a homunculus of some sort. After his [[spoiler: torture at O’Neil’s hands, he begins vomiting strange stones with runes on them, to both his and O’Neil’s surprise.]]



** Whitehead’s [[OnlySaneMan moments of frustration]] at Jacob and Friend’s antics can come across as this.

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** Whitehead’s [[OnlySaneMan moments of frustration]] at Jacob and Friend’s antics early on can come across as this.


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*CowardlyLion: Whitehead. At least to begin with.


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**Jacob indulges in this on occasion:

->'''Whitehead, ranting through his MushroomSamba:''' I might write a book! ''[[TitleDrop A Field in England]]: or, the Myriad Particulars of the Corn Weevil''. \\
'''Jacob: ''' ''[deadpan]'' Catchy.
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*BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Jacob is noticeably less abrasive to Whitehead after the latter makes him a poultice to [[UnusualEuphemism soothe his yard.]]


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**Whitehead’s [[OnlySaneMan moments of frustration]] at Jacob and Friend’s antics can come across as this.
--> '''Whitehead ''' ''[smacking Friend’s hand away from his face] '' What is it with you and hands?!


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*YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: A more villainous example of the trope. O’Neil is more confident of Whitehead’s magical abilities than Whitehead is.

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* AsideGlance: PlayedForDrama in the scene where Whitehead is led into a tent, [[spoiler: where he is presumably tortured]]. Friend and Jacob kneel with their heads bowed, and Jacob then looks up into the camera with an apprehensive expression.



* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: O'Neil performs some sort of horrific torture upon Whitehead as part of a spell to turn him into a human divining rod so he can locate the treasure]]. We don't see what's actually happening to him, but we hear the screams.

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* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: O'Neil performs some sort of horrific torture upon Whitehead as part of a spell to turn him into a human divining rod so he can locate the treasure]]. We don't see what's actually happening to him, but [[ScreamDiscretionShot we hear the screams. screams]]. [[NothingIsScarier Not knowing what exactly happened arguably makes the scene scarier.]]



* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: When O'Neil explains his plan, he uses sexual metaphors and caresses Whitehead's face. [[spoiler: Because of this, some viewers have speculated that whatever torture happened in the tent scene involved rape.]]



* NothingIsScarier: O'Neil takes Whitehead into a tent, and subjects him to some unseen torment while [[ScreamDiscretionShot the others cover their ears because of Whitehead's horrific screams]]. Whitehead then emerges from the tent in a strange trance. What happened in there is left up to the audience's imagination.
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* NothingIsScarier: O'Neil takes Whitehead into a tent, and subjects him to some unseen torment while [[ScreamDiscretionShot the others cover their ears because of Whitehead's horrific screams]]. Whitehead then emerges from the tent in a strange trance. What happened in there is left up to the audience's imagination.


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* SirSwearsALot: Jacob's catchphrase is "fuck." The other characters don't swear.
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* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Whitehead has one at the end, before his final confrontation with O'Neil.
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** Whitehead himself is constantly being made fun of for his dorky and nebbish mannerisms, although he doesn't suffer as much physical misfortune as Jacob.
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The film is notable for being released simultaneously on television, in cinemas, on DVD and as a Video on Demand on Friday, 5th July 2013.

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The film is notable for being released simultaneously on television, in cinemas, on DVD and as a Video on Demand on Friday, 5th July 2013.
2013. As of August 2019, the full film is available for free on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lofR1HO_c70 Youtube]].
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* TheGhost: Whitehead and O'Neil's unseen master.

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* TheGhost: Whitehead and O'Neil's unseen unseen, unnamed master.

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