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A 2008 Irish short film written and directed by Nick Ryan, starring Creator/TobyKebbell and Christian Brassington. It follows a [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships Royal Air Force]] fighter pilot during a tense air to air duel with a German foe during the Battle of Britain. Locked in a fight to the death, neither pilot knows how the war will end for them...
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* NotSoDifferent: In the end, Red Leader [[spoiler: accepts a cigarette from The German as both are carted off by the Irish authorities.]]
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: As silly as it may sound, many fighter planes really did feature rear view mirrors in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, for the simple and obvious benefit that they provided.
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* PlaneSpotting: Red Leader is flying a Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb (standing in for the Mk I or Mk IIa, notice the elongated barrels near the fuselage, that are the Hispano Cannons, but you never hear them fire.) and The German is flying a Bf-109 (E-Variant, either E3 or E4).
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A 2008 Irish short film written and directed by Nick Ryan, starring Creator/TobyKebbell and Christian Brassington. It follows a [[BritsWithBattleships [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships Royal Air Force]] fighter pilot during a tense air to air duel with a German foe during the Battle of Britain. Locked in a fight to the death, neither pilot knows how the war will end for them...
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A 2008 Irish short film written and directed by Nick Ryan, starring Toby Kebbell Creator/TobyKebbell and Christian Brassington. It follows a [[BritsWithBattleships Royal Air Force]] fighter pilot during a tense air to air duel with a German foe during the Battle of Britain. Locked in a fight to the death, neither pilot knows how the war will end for them...
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* MoralEventHorizon: Red Leader [[spoiler: stands on the edge of it, ready to summarily execute the surrendering German pilot. Much to the German's relief, he decides to take him prisoner instead.]]
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* AcePilot: Both pilots are supremely skilled, each getting the edge on the other repeatedly in a back-and-forth running battle.
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* AluminumChristmasTrees: As silly as it may sound, many fighter planes really did feature rear view mirrors in WorldWarII, for the simple and obvious benefit that they provided.
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A 2008 Irish short film written and directed by Nick Ryan, following a [[BritsWithBattleships Royal Air Force]] fighter pilot during a tense air to air duel with a German foe. Locked in a fight to the death, neither pilot knows how this war will end for them...
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A 2008 Irish short film written and directed by Nick Ryan, following starring Toby Kebbell and Christian Brassington. It follows a [[BritsWithBattleships Royal Air Force]] fighter pilot during a tense air to air duel with a German foe. foe during the Battle of Britain. Locked in a fight to the death, neither pilot knows how this the war will end for them...
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->'' A British fighter pilot pursues the German ace that shot down his friend [[{{Determinator}} across sky and country]]... with [[{{Revenge}} murder in mind]]. But he discovers it's not so easy to kill a man [[FacelessGoons when you have to look them in the eye.]]''
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* WorldWarII: It's unclear exactly when during the war the film takes place, but it's likely during the Battle of Britain.
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* PlaneSpotting: Red Leader is flying an early model Supermarine Spitfire (with the eight light machine guns) and The German is flying a Bf-109 (probably also early model, due to the lack of the gondola-mounted cannons.
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* PlaneSpotting: Red Leader is flying an early model a Supermarine Spitfire (with Mk IIb (standing in for the eight light machine guns) Mk I or Mk IIa, notice the elongated barrels near the fuselage, that are the Hispano Cannons, but you never hear them fire.) and The German is flying a Bf-109 (probably also early model, due to the lack of the gondola-mounted cannons.(E-Variant, either E3 or E4).
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-->'''Father:''' [[spoiler: Welcome to Ireland.]]
* WhereDoYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler: "Welcome to Ireland."]]
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-->'''Father:''' [[spoiler: Welcome to Ireland.Ireland, gentlemen.]]
* WhereDoYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler: "Welcome toIreland.Ireland, gentlemen."]]
* WhereDoYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler: "Welcome to
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** Ironically, Red Leader's NoseArt indicates that he has been credited with four kills. One short of what is needed to be an Ace.
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** Ironically, Red Leader's NoseArt indicates that he has been credited with four kills. One short and a half kills, just shy of what is the five needed to be an Ace.Ace (and he splashes his fifth early in the dogfight).
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* Determinator: Red Leader, by far.
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''->A British fighter pilot pursues the German ace that shot down his friend [[{{Determinator}} across sky and country]]... with [[{{Revenge}} murder in mind]]. But he discovers it's not so easy to kill a man [[FacelessGoons when you have to look them in the eye.]]''
A 2008 Irish short film written and directed by Nick Ryan, following a [[BritsWithBattleships Royal Air Force]] fighter pilot during a tense air to air duel with a German foe. Locked in a fight to the death, neither pilot knows how this war will end for them...
!!The German includes examples of the following tropes:
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* AcePilot: Both pilots are supremely skilled, each getting the edge on the other repeatedly in a back-and-forth running battle.
** Ironically, Red Leader's NoseArt indicates that he has been credited with four kills. One short of what is needed to be an Ace.
* AllThereInTheManual: All characters' names are only given in the credits. Red Three is listed as Squadron Leader AC Barton. The German is listed simply as "The German".
* AluminumChristmasTrees: As silly as it may sound, many fighter planes really did feature rear view mirrors in WorldWarII, for the simple and obvious benefit that they provided.
* AntagonistTitle: [[NoNameGiven The German.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: The man on the ground who watches both planes fly overhead.
* CloserThanTheyAppear: Red Leader catches sight of The German in his fighter's rear-view mirror, shortly before the first burst of machine gun fire neatly bullseyes the mirror.
* CombatBreakdown: A dogfight between two fighter planes turns into a running duel with HandGuns, before devolving to a desperate fistfight in the woods.
* ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre: Red Leader, stalking The German in the woods.
-->'''Red Leader:''' It's no use. There's a truck there now, they'll send another five. The whole town saw us come down. You can't stay out here forever.
* Determinator: Red Leader, by far.
* DramaticGuncock: Red Leader
* HonorBeforeReason: Red Leader's guns end up jamming or running out of ammo. Rather than let the damaged German plane escape, he proceeeds to fly alongside him and [[RammingAlwaysWorks clip wings to force the other plane down, at the expense of his own.]]
* InstantDeathBullet: Red Three's plane takes multiple hits, but it's clear that the one bullet through the cockpit is what kills him.
* IronicEcho: "I'm afraid this war is over for [[spoiler: both of you.]]"
* KilledMidSentence: Red Three.
* MoralEventHorizon: Red Leader [[spoiler: stands on the edge of it, ready to summarily execute the surrendering German pilot. Much to the German's relief, he decides to take him prisoner instead.]]
* MoreDakka: Both the Bf-109 and the Supermarine Spitfire both mount multiple machine guns, though special mention goes to the Spitfire's battery of 8 .303 machine guns mounted in the wings.
* NoNameGiven: The German.
* NoseArt: Red Leader's Spitfire, aside from the iconic (and possibly ironic) RAF bullseye roundel, has four German crosses painted on it to show his kills.
* NotSoDifferent: In the end, Red Leader [[spoiler: accepts a cigarette from The German as both are carted off by the Irish authorities.]]
* PlaneSpotting: Red Leader is flying an early model Supermarine Spitfire (with the eight light machine guns) and The German is flying a Bf-109 (probably also early model, due to the lack of the gondola-mounted cannons.
* TheRadioDiesFirst: Early into the fight, a machine gun round flies through the cockpit and hits the English pilot's radio.
* RedShirts: The German's wingman, and Red Three. Plus the multitude of other aviators involved in the briefly glimpsed much larger battle who are all OutOfFocus.
* {{Revenge}}: Red Leader's motivation.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: How Red Leader takes the German pilot down. Both manage to survive the resulting crash.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The pilots crash landed in neutral Ireland, and will both be interned for the duration.]]
* SacrificialLamb: Red Three, who is killed early in the dogfight, after getting in a few lines of dialogue.
* ShaggyDogStory: After the fight is finally over, [[spoiler: both pilots are revealed to have crashed in the neutral Republic of Ireland, and are interned for the duration of the war.]]
* WhamLine: After Red Leader has [[spoiler: captured The German]] and brought him to the troops at the edge of the woods.
-->'''Father:''' [[spoiler: Welcome to Ireland.]]
* WhereDoYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler: "Welcome to Ireland."]]
* WingMan: Red Three, who is given a brief reprieve by Red Leader before he is killed by The German.
* WorldWarII: It's unclear exactly when during the war the film takes place, but it's likely during the Battle of Britain.
A 2008 Irish short film written and directed by Nick Ryan, following a [[BritsWithBattleships Royal Air Force]] fighter pilot during a tense air to air duel with a German foe. Locked in a fight to the death, neither pilot knows how this war will end for them...
!!The German includes examples of the following tropes:
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* AcePilot: Both pilots are supremely skilled, each getting the edge on the other repeatedly in a back-and-forth running battle.
** Ironically, Red Leader's NoseArt indicates that he has been credited with four kills. One short of what is needed to be an Ace.
* AllThereInTheManual: All characters' names are only given in the credits. Red Three is listed as Squadron Leader AC Barton. The German is listed simply as "The German".
* AluminumChristmasTrees: As silly as it may sound, many fighter planes really did feature rear view mirrors in WorldWarII, for the simple and obvious benefit that they provided.
* AntagonistTitle: [[NoNameGiven The German.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: The man on the ground who watches both planes fly overhead.
* CloserThanTheyAppear: Red Leader catches sight of The German in his fighter's rear-view mirror, shortly before the first burst of machine gun fire neatly bullseyes the mirror.
* CombatBreakdown: A dogfight between two fighter planes turns into a running duel with HandGuns, before devolving to a desperate fistfight in the woods.
* ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre: Red Leader, stalking The German in the woods.
-->'''Red Leader:''' It's no use. There's a truck there now, they'll send another five. The whole town saw us come down. You can't stay out here forever.
* Determinator: Red Leader, by far.
* DramaticGuncock: Red Leader
* HonorBeforeReason: Red Leader's guns end up jamming or running out of ammo. Rather than let the damaged German plane escape, he proceeeds to fly alongside him and [[RammingAlwaysWorks clip wings to force the other plane down, at the expense of his own.]]
* InstantDeathBullet: Red Three's plane takes multiple hits, but it's clear that the one bullet through the cockpit is what kills him.
* IronicEcho: "I'm afraid this war is over for [[spoiler: both of you.]]"
* KilledMidSentence: Red Three.
* MoralEventHorizon: Red Leader [[spoiler: stands on the edge of it, ready to summarily execute the surrendering German pilot. Much to the German's relief, he decides to take him prisoner instead.]]
* MoreDakka: Both the Bf-109 and the Supermarine Spitfire both mount multiple machine guns, though special mention goes to the Spitfire's battery of 8 .303 machine guns mounted in the wings.
* NoNameGiven: The German.
* NoseArt: Red Leader's Spitfire, aside from the iconic (and possibly ironic) RAF bullseye roundel, has four German crosses painted on it to show his kills.
* NotSoDifferent: In the end, Red Leader [[spoiler: accepts a cigarette from The German as both are carted off by the Irish authorities.]]
* PlaneSpotting: Red Leader is flying an early model Supermarine Spitfire (with the eight light machine guns) and The German is flying a Bf-109 (probably also early model, due to the lack of the gondola-mounted cannons.
* TheRadioDiesFirst: Early into the fight, a machine gun round flies through the cockpit and hits the English pilot's radio.
* RedShirts: The German's wingman, and Red Three. Plus the multitude of other aviators involved in the briefly glimpsed much larger battle who are all OutOfFocus.
* {{Revenge}}: Red Leader's motivation.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: How Red Leader takes the German pilot down. Both manage to survive the resulting crash.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The pilots crash landed in neutral Ireland, and will both be interned for the duration.]]
* SacrificialLamb: Red Three, who is killed early in the dogfight, after getting in a few lines of dialogue.
* ShaggyDogStory: After the fight is finally over, [[spoiler: both pilots are revealed to have crashed in the neutral Republic of Ireland, and are interned for the duration of the war.]]
* WhamLine: After Red Leader has [[spoiler: captured The German]] and brought him to the troops at the edge of the woods.
-->'''Father:''' [[spoiler: Welcome to Ireland.]]
* WhereDoYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler: "Welcome to Ireland."]]
* WingMan: Red Three, who is given a brief reprieve by Red Leader before he is killed by The German.
* WorldWarII: It's unclear exactly when during the war the film takes place, but it's likely during the Battle of Britain.
