夺命稻草人

影片取材于Rolling Stones创始人之一Brian Jones在1969年7月2日猝死事件，导演Stephen Woolley寻访了大量当事人，想必这个揭密应该比较权威，或者，我们就权当看八卦了嘛~~~ Stephen Woolley是着名导演Neil Jordan的御用制片人，二人合作的电影有13部，包括《夜访吸血鬼》和《哭泣的游戏》。

　　藥物成癮的凡妮莎與男友仰賴社福漏洞苟且偷生，白天推著破舊除草機逐戶敲門、騷擾乞錢，夜晚徘徊荒郊曠野，蟄居廢棄拖車。日復一日，兩人不是在醫院無賴討藥，就是在街上失神遊蕩。行屍走肉般的生活逐漸讓凡妮莎感到不安，發現懷孕後，她力圖振作，卻發現自己無法割捨早已放棄人生的萎靡男友。在感情與理性間搖擺不定的她，終將墮回萬劫不復的愛情煉獄，抑或能堅定擁抱新生的勇氣？
　　加拿大離島出身的新銳導演艾許莉麥坎錫，將家鄉沉迷藥癮、頹廢過活的失業青年群象，改編成現實羅曼史，描繪在絕望與無奈的漩渦中載浮載沉的邊緣悲歌。堅持草根視角，啟用在地演員，以大量貼身特寫手法，展現陰性影像書寫的特殊風格。

　　迷幻少女遇著過氣公安老頭，未必是貓捉老鼠累鬥累，也可以是從老前輩身上學會認識自己。阿 P 為追阿初欠她的債，偶然與阿初的外公相遇，兩個生活態度南轅北轍的人，就是這樣在荒謬的處境中相互學習。阿P在當中看見年青一代的無奈：十六歲的迷途青春、愛情的無助、軟性毒品的蠶食、面對父母失敗的婚姻、自己渾噩的前途....阿初無故失蹤，又是否因抵受不了同樣殘酷的青春？世情像玻璃，有時看得透，有時不，相同的只是：兩者同樣冰冷易碎。
　　The second feature from Hong Kong indie director Carol Lai is about the vulnerability of youth, made even more fragile by the vulnerable world of the adults. Grandpa Wu used to be a policeman in Mainland China and has now retired to a life of seclusion on an outlying island. One day, her daughter calls him up and reports that his granddaughter Ah Cho is again missing. The old man hits the road again, in search of the young girl. Then P, Ah Cho's best friend, emerges out of nowhere and heads Wu's search, leading the old man into a series of strange encounters in the uncharted world of frustrated youth.
　　Source: 25th HKIFF (2001)

沈青怀着孕，压力很大。 她照顾着意外怀孕的学生和患有脑瘫的叔叔，后者有被赶出疗养院的危险。 成本不断增加，时间紧迫，但她和丈夫勉强承受。 当她收到自己的孩子有70%的几率先天残疾的消息时，她的婚姻陷入危机，沈青和她的丈夫为残疾胎儿的命运争论不休，而这个未出生的灵魂却同情地观察着一切。
　　周洲导演凭借池韵的强势主演和脑瘫患者的参与，讲述了一个女人在一个对残疾人抱有偏见的世界里遵循自己道德的悲痛故事。 ——贾森·马赫（摘自大阪亚洲电影节官网）
　　Qing Chen is carrying a child and a lot of pressure. She is looking after a student who has had an unplanned pregnancy and an uncle with cerebral palsy who is at risk of being kicked out of a nursing home. Costs are mounting and time is short but she and her husband are getting by, just about. When she receives news that her baby has a 70% chance of being born disabled, it ignites a crisis in her marriage as Qing Chen and her husband argue over the fate of their unborn baby who is observing everything sympathetically.With a powerful leading performance by Chi Yun and the participation of people with cerebral palsy, director ZHOU Zhou gives a harrowing look at a woman following her own morality in a world where some hold prejudice against the disabled. [Jason MAHER]

我叫夏津生，做水产生意，45岁那年我儿子跳楼自杀了，他死后第37天我进了他所有的群，我发现里面全都是有抑郁倾向企图轻生的孩子，我不知道为什么，我在“约死群”留言1万9千次，问过127个男孩，49个女孩，到现在也没有答案……

　　Benjamin Bernard has lived his life in the shadow of his brother. Torn between jealousy and loyalty, Benjamin takes out his aggression as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. After an event nearly shatters the life of his brother, Benjamin must face his overwhelming feelings of anger and resentment as he discovers the truth about his family. As one brother fights for his life, the other must fight for reconciliation and redemption inside and outside the cage. This family film explores love, forgiveness, loss, healed relationship and, ultimately, the realization that we are all God's Favorite.

　　盖尔（雷·温斯顿 Ray Winstone 饰）曾是一名在“职场”上叱咤风云的大盗，如今，早已远离了江湖的他和妻子迪迪（阿曼达·莱德曼 Amanda Redman 饰）在一幢山间别墅内过着闲适惬意的生活，在好友艾奇（Cavan Kendall 饰）和杰克（Julianne White 饰）的陪伴下，盖尔觉得当初的金盆洗手是一个正确的决定。
　　一位不速之客的到来终结了盖尔的平静生活，他的名字叫唐（本·金斯利 Ben Kingsley 饰），是盖尔曾经的合作伙伴。唐行事暴躁，个性阴晴不定，他就犹如一颗定时炸弹，让盖尔提心吊胆。盖尔最不愿意见到的事情还是发生了，原来，唐的此次到来有着他的目的，那就是重新将盖尔拉上贼船，他要干一笔大买卖——抢劫英格兰银行。