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　　影片以黑帮老大（马尔科姆·麦克道威尔 Malcolm McDowell 饰）第一人称的角度讲述了六十年代伦敦血雨腥风的黑帮恩怨。
　　名不见经传的街头小混混（保罗·贝坦尼 Paul Bettany 饰）幸运地成为了在当时伦敦城呼风唤雨的黑帮老大佛莱迪（大卫·休里斯 David Thewlis 饰）的手下。纸醉金迷的生活诱惑着他，金钱和地位更加让他心驰神往。佛莱迪似乎拥有一切至高无上的权利，走到哪里都只手遮天，吃香喝辣。不仅如此，佛莱迪生活奢侈又有品味，笔挺的西装和优雅的举止，更加使得小混混充满着羡慕和妒忌。渐渐地，这赤裸裸的欲望开始膨胀变质，在勾心斗角的黑帮势力开始交锋的时候，他甚至趁机想取代老大的位置。

　　Summary
　　Bullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be. An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...
　　Review
　　Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.
　　The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944. Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance. The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.

　　警官秦SIR和妻子君如搬迁到一个小镇上，后来小镇连续发生了多起强奸案，怀疑对象集中到了村里的阿才和莫蛇两个地痞。可是随着案情的发展又都逐一排除了对他们的嫌疑。新迁入小镇的林医生行为令人捉摸不定，案发时他又都没有不在场的证据，遂成了新的嫌疑对象，拨开重重疑雾终于案情有了突破，可罪犯的魔瓜又伸向秦SIR的妻子君如。

　　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。