Created by a crew of just four people on a budget of 60,000 Austrian schillings (approximately €4,360), ARES was brought to life through improvisation, ingenuity and determination. The entire production was financed with money Tom Weber had spent years saving for a used car.

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From a homemade gravity-powered cable camera to a miniature Zeppelin suspended above the battlefield, many of the film's most ambitious shots were achieved with simple, handcrafted solutions.

 

The battlefield itself was created with the help of a local farmer, while military equipment, historical uniforms and props brought the scenes to life.