Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense | Third Place of Tropfest Australia 22 2013 

Respect to our 41 men that died fighting this war 🇦🇺 I looked up to you as a kid ❤️❤️

The song playing for the majority of the film is called "The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan" by Chris Zabriskie

The only thing im upset about, is how this didn't get 1st place and that this doesn't have more views

I watched this when I was over there the second time. It feels even truer now.

Beautiful perspective. To all our friends that have or are serving, thank you.

"Everyday is a Fucking Monday." U.S Marine here, Can Confirm that it was. Every damn day.

Who the fuck disliked this I would like to go up to them and punch them in the face

What a fabulous film! Eloquent and straight to the point. I don't give a rat's arse if you don't think we should be there or not; for those of us who have served, this says it all.

Watched this video more than I can count. Cause I remember every Monday. But most importantly I told my daughter the same thing you said. I don't hate what's in front of me...I fight for what I left behind.... and lost. The nightmares never stop

God bless ya mate. I hope those nightmares stopped.

Thanks Abood! As a prospective soldier myself, this has given me a great insight into a relatively unseen mindset. Focusing on what we are fighting FOR and not who we are fighting AGAINST is one of the main reasons I'm joining. Brilliant-convinced you should have won Tropfest!

I am against the war, but no matter how unjustified it might be, never blame it on these young men. Hoorah and stay safe lads.

Every day for seven months I walked past the collective photographs of the fallen Diggers while deployed to Kabul. Every day they silently implored that only my best was acceptable; otherwise there could more photos added to that wall. 12 months since Kabul was evacuated, every day is a challenge to 'just breath', except is is the words of my wife and family when they say 'I love you' which helps so much.

As ex Soldier (Ra Inf) great.clip.....puts it in real perspective....

Thank you for this. It's a very real and emotional video. Like one of the other comments said doesn't matter if I'm in the U.S. Army. we all U.S. , Australia, or anyone else serving we all are there together in arms and no matter where your from it's an honor to serve a long side you battle buddies.

In my opinion nobody hates war more than the soldiers fighting it. How many wars do you think there would be if the politicians' families were fighting in them. I'd bet far fewer, and not over things such as political and economical interests. When I was in Iraq I didn't want to be shot at anymore, I didn't want to shoot at anyone anymore. I continued my mission until completion, but I just wanted to come home.

Thank you a very well thought out and produced film - I cried and thought of lots of things I worry about but should not.

i keep looking back at this video during rough times in the army when i was struggling. i look back still because this video is so surreal even now now that im out and i show it to others who can relate who have served. i appreciate you posting this 🫶🏻

cheers to our Austrailian brothers doing work overseas. Godspeed.

This is the most meaningful video i have ever seen

Still one of the best clips. Ubique

A masterpiece production

As an ex soldier myself (RAE) I found this such a beautiful piece. Well done Tom. Fuckin' well done. UBIQUE.

Tom, what a brilliant job you've done on this video clip. You should have won! I'm an ex soldier and have also deplyed to Afghanistan. You hit the nail on the head. What stood out for me was the question you pose as to how many politicians' sons and daughters are over there fighting beside you. Good work mate, should have bloody won!

Right in the feels. Thank you for making this.

beautiful.. well done

Best and the most sad Tropfest video i've even seen:(

Beautiful.

Here i was bitching a bout a stressful day il have in paying a ticket right now in court... Now its like im happy as hell just the fact that im paying "only" a ticket.

sound is really bloody good

Am a digger my self, and this video touched me. If there was such a thing as a perfect world there would not be people like us. But if no one joins the military then the government will draft there citizens, It took me some time to figure out what freedom am actually defending now a days. And it's your freedom so you won't have too.

Nightmares? What? The nightmares of sitting around drinking brews on a very well paid 8 month holiday for the 95% of people that went over there? Give me a break. Harden the f**k up pussys. Its fun over there - Its a fucking soldiers playground. The only thing you should be having nightmares about is the fact you will never be that awesome ever again - or the fact that you never actually got to shoot any one and that you just sat in a well protected base- you might of done a few patrols IF you are/were in a combat corp. And if your whinging about how its a "hell" and you got all these problems - then your a disgrace to the ozzy digger legend. Nice video but. Just the content is a bit soft.

Sad to know that this video that depicts the pain and enduring struggle a soldier goes through...placed third. Quotes from this reel has been my mantra post Afghanistan. Words I teach my daughters, fathers and friends. Will always take time to live.

Much love from your American brothers. All war is the same and really just opens your eyes to so many things.

Thank you for this, Tom. Thank you so much.

Thanks for this great video. I know this is a tribute to Australian Soldiers, but this captures the feelings of thousands of men and women from all over the world who are sent away from their great countries to fight a war that is questioned by many. No matter what you believe, please pay these guys respect...because unless you've been to war, you will never understand just what we feel and what we have experienced. With all the good and bad memories i have from Afghanistan i will always hold them in my heart. I want to thank all Australian, American, and every serviceman from all over the world who have endured this hell.

This video was recorded using video taken from an aussie soldiers helmet camera. For those who don't like what we do can go f*** themselves, becuase when the hammer comes down they say stop fighting someone elses war. Thing is, its been their war for thousands of years. And that day on 9-11-2001 when the radicals killed 3,000 citizens in the U.S. and millions more throughout the world, it became our war. We've had enough of these radicals who would target civillians, we're helping people get back on their feet after years of persecution and murder. We're feeding children and building schools, we're giving them health care. We're creating jobs that will help them to keep their families alive for one more day, like the Soldier said; "we're all pretty f***in lucky." And after 4 years in the USMC and 9 months in Afghanistan, I take nothing for granted. I live humbly, I respect people for their beliefs and I demand they respect mine. If you don't like what we do, shut your mouth cause you have no right to judge what we do. We do things you don't have you, we wash the blood from our hands and the mud from our boots, we fight for the people who cant fight for themselves. Imagine coming home from work or college and you hear an explosion, and running past you is a 5 year old with no arms because he was playing in a field and triggered an IED. These terrorists dont care, they kill their own; then they take pictures and blame it on the soldiers. Then ignorant people believe it and we are labeled the bad guys by our own citizens. So if you don't like what we do, you can kiss my camoflauge painted ass.

No one prays harder for peace then a Solider. God Bless You. Job well done you touched my heart.

They should send those 20 dislikers to Afghanistan

thanks for painting that picture. so many of us cant seem to communicate this dialogue to those around us.

Thank you for this beautiful video Tom. - American Soldier still adjusting

That was brilliant Tom. As an ex soldier it was well done and very real. Well told.

The people who dislike this are probably part of the taliban or al queda

We sleep soundly in our beds at night because rough men stand to in the dark, ready to do terrible violence on our behalf. Just say thankyou and be on your way.

I agree, this should have won. Brillant insite. You won't see polly children any where near action, unless it a rally or piss up.

GODDAM ROTHCHILD BANKSTERS

God I fucking hate videos like this. Of course you all get the feels and like it and think it's awesome. Fuck this is stupid.

Once we leave Afghanistan it's all up to the Afghani's. Sadly Afghani's have no pride or loyalties to country, they have pride and loyalties to tribe. They're also centuries behind countries like America or Australia. Not just with their philosophy, but also with wars, education, technology, science, and so forth No doubt we went over there to find Osama and WMDs and failed (No WMDs, Osama in Pakistan), several soldiers and marines even killed civilians, intentionally or not. Plenty of soldiers, marines, sailors, and seals died, but that doesn't mean it's all for nothing. The past few years over there it's all gotten a lot more stable and we're helping the Afghani people by aiding, teaching, and training them. Helping one person to risk another soldiers life like my own is worth it in my opinion, keep in mind when you go over there you aren't "Dying for your country" you're "Risking your life for someone, in most cases you're risking your life for millions of people". Just imagine if you were that Afghani and you were just unlucky enough to be born in the wrong country.

Fuck that's a powerful film

I watched this when I was just starting high school, now that I’m wrapping up a deployment to Syria, it really strikes a different tone today.

I'm an American Marine. Grunt,...Infantryman. Thank you for so eloquently describing our hell. we lose while we win. we succeed, with a few less brothers to drink with....... and cheer with......and live with........ we hurt, even if we have no bullet wounds.

All respect to our boys in the military, but why all these sad story videos of missing home and all that when they're out doing exactly what they signed up to do? I don't get it.

Anyone who doesn't cry at this has absolutely no heart

I would like to see the films that won against this one

Great video, very accurate. Unfortunately many people question if there is a real reason for the west to be there. The plant in the beginning of the video is poppy, 90% of the worlds heroin comes from Afghanistan. If your country has a heroin problem maybe you should reconsider your thoughts about our involvement. Additionally, regardless of the political climate 99% of the soldiers on the ground have made a positive impact on the individual afghan and the animals. While I was there not only did I fight the Taliban, I also medevaced countless children from child abuse to farming accidents to Taliban violence, helped make schools, seized mass amounts of black tar heroin, and saved 4 dogs that now have families in America. The media can portray us as violent savage murders, I could care less what your opinion of me is just take the second to re-think your opinion of involvement

This is very honest and moving. I really appreciated it even though I'm conflicted about what we're doing over there. Be proud of making it. It shits all over the winning film.

this was my favourite. Complete silence from the thousands of people in the audience

I think this one should definitely have won!

Wont be long before the ones you were fighting will be over here living next door to you??

This is beautiful, and to be honest little else can be said...

I'm fucking crying right now. This is just sad man. What the fuck are we doing?

I'm Australian so when I'm older I'm going to be in the Australian army

Very moving having served myself i know exactly what hes talking about stay strong brother

beautiful story... sad to think that these poor kids do it in the name of "freedom". Everything is a rich man's trick.

Thank you for sharing your story and perspective and for serving our country. You should have won!!!! xx

Just got back from Ghazni and Kandahar worked with some Aussies. Some of the best dudes I've known. Cheers!

Love and all the best from your german brothers. Soldiers stand united.

"Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back."

What a brilliant film!!! I never take Australia for granted, we are sooooo lucky!

Pretentious as hell.. did you really need to be talking in that "sensitive" voice all the way through? For me that really detracted from what I was seeing/hearing, it sounded very forced.

Truly amazing!!! Im pretty speechless! And we are so quick to complain about simple things . Just think twice! Things could be worse!!!

Well done Tom ... a great short film indeed. I am ex-soldier myself and as it unfortunately happens, I attend the funeral of a dear but older friend only yesterday. Bill was a WW11 Digger who served 2 tours in PNG and he certainly experienced some terrible things during his war time service. But, upon his return to Oz, Bill had a similar attitude to yourself ... put the little things to one side, appreciate what you have and live life to the fullest because he was one of the lucky ones as there were many who didn't come home. Bill certainly lived life to the fullest. Again, well done Tom .... I feel your film bridges the gap no matter the era in which one served or will serve into the future.

"I'm not fighting 'cause I hate what's in front of me, I'm fighting 'cause I love what I've left behind"

"I hope the nightmares will stop." Was when I lost it. I have no experience being in a war zone, or seeing man-made horror in that magnitude, but I definitely know what post tramatic stress is like, and the constant, dragging ache of it.

Abood! Mate! Well done on the film it's incredible. Hope all is well.

Well done. This was absolutely beautiful. One day we’ll forget the memory of living this hell and the nightmares will stop. Semper fi.

i wanna say thank you to all the military men and woman who fight for our freedom everyday , thank you all , come home safe God bless you all

Thank you for serving your time, it will be much appreciated.

A few points in this vid struck me, the comment "Everyday is a fucking Monday out here", I had a chuckle, but it was the bit about Politicians Kids, I too became very bitter towards people who hadn't made any sacrifice to serve their country and were better off financially than silly me, but you know what, my Kids don't have the best of everything, the bank still owns my house, but when they bury me I'll have the Australian Flag on my coffin and hopefully my Family will be a little proud, as for nightmares they'll go Tom, don't let them stay, for all the reasons you stated, you are young, life just gets better,in the end we're all pretty fucking lucky.

Awesome film!

Good work brother. May you find peace and like you said.. Learn to just breathe!

respect from tunisia

Loved this clip, nice to see an Aussie perspective. I have only respect for those who serve. We may not always agree on the reasons why we have to get involved in some country's struggle but those serving don't question it, they just do it. And then they do it again. Not for any glory, there isn't any, none that matters anyway, but because they want to help, because they want to finish the job and see lives improved. Much respect.

Good stuff, honi soit qui maly pense is the Townsville based CER right? Didn't sappers did handouts and supply distribution to the civilian population in afghan.

so, yea im not emotional I don't cry a lot, but this made me cry, he's right I take everything for granted when I should have been loving my country I was hating life, im sorry for yelling at my parents and asking for everything just to throw it away, im sorry mom and dad, im sorry for everything, and to anyone who hates me go ahead your one person I know who I am and to everyone who dislikes this video, you have no heart no soul and you don't care about your country and you hate everything, but what can I do nothing, so all I have to say is thank you, thank you for making me realize how lucky I am I have a family and a house and many other things most people don't have, Thank You

very real I agree you should of won.... thank you for giving us a perspective.....

this video shows that our soldiers get taken for granted because people dont realize what they go through. they think that they just kill people but I'm sure nobody would want that feeling of killing a mad buried in their soul. to every person man or woman that served for our country. thank you. you are all heroes

This video stops you in your tracks at this time of year. Spare a thought for the soldiers.

My youngest son is a Sapper

The pollies,the media,peaceniks have no idea,what troops go through day to day, just leaches sucking publicity from those they sent away, hang in there,a lot of us think of you and recognise what you do.

I cried so much during this video.

Now maybe people will understand better what soldiers go through and develop more empathy.

What if you're not really fighting for human rights but just for Uncle Sam's rights ?

The worst part is the man that filmed this footage died in a car crash a couple of months after his deployment.

I can't stand all the people that are coming here to say how bad soldiers and war is. Watch the video. He's trying to help the people there.

He's a digger.. and he's fighting because he loves what he left behind. Not doing his job well then!! Cheers mate. Get home safe!

People need to remember that it's not the soldiers fault that they are there. They are merely doing as they're told. The ones to blame are sitting safely in their big homes around the world.

beautiful...god be with you and be safe

Damn, makes me love my Aussie brothers in arms more than I already did.

Great video. I have friends who have fought and who are currently fighting overseas. Never take their actions and sacrifice for granted. Truly inspiring video. Cheers!