Rai Quartley

Pillbox tells the story of a couple who are forced to part when the man heads overseas to war. The opening sequence boasts the simple black-and-white aesthetic of early cinema – complete with title cards – but after a barrage of harrowing newsreel footage, the wounded soldier finds himself in a psychedelic fantasyland where he parties with a bejeweled king and his subjects. But after insulting the king, the soldier is blinded, banished and forced to wander through a surreal landscape as he searches for redemption and tries to find his way home.

1941, la Seconde Guerre Mondiale fait rage. Après avoir tenté vainement de s'engager dans l'armée pour se battre aux côtés des Alliés, Steve Rogers, frêle et timide, se porte volontaire pour participer à un programme expérimental qui va le transformer en un Super Soldat connu sous le nom de Captain America. Sous le commandement du colonel Chester Phillips, il s'apprête à affronter HYDRA, l'organisation scientifique secrète des nazis dirigée par le redoutable Crâne Rouge, aux côtés de Bucky Barnes et Peggy Carter...

A young expecting couple down on their luck find a fresh start when Scamp arrives to make a meal of their problems.