唐朝禁宫酷刑

　　年轻情侣波顿（Peter Horton 饰）和维姬（Linda Hamilton 饰）旅行路过内布拉斯加州盖特林镇，他们在公路上发现一具儿童尸体。为了报警，两人驱车驶入盖特林镇，却发现镇上的情况更为诡异蹊跷：这里似乎是儿童的王国，所有成人均不见踪影。孩子们全都听命于一个名叫艾塞克（John Franklin 约翰•法兰克林 饰）、自称上帝使者的小男孩。　　镇上的大人究竟哪里去了？孩子们充满恶意的眼神背后究竟隐藏着什么秘密？波顿和维姬最终能否活着走出小镇？　　本片荣获1984年布鲁塞尔国际奇幻电影节最佳奇幻电影奖。

　　That day is seared into the memory of every human being on the planet: the day the world changed. First came the attack on the Philippines. Within days they spread, as though appearing out of nowhere, striking out at more islands, forging a foothold in the South Pacific. Then came the first attack on U.S. soil - Los Angeles - and the reality became clear: our world was at war once again, but this time with an enemy from beyond our galaxy. Now, months later, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as a mission to strike at a key enemy installation deep in enemy territory goes terribly wrong, and the Marines of the 15th Expeditionary Unit are scattered across the island of New Britain, leaderless, and facing impossible odds. Pacific Theater is the story of those Marines: fresh recruits who journey from their homes across the Pacific to the front lines. It is the story of John Blake, a charming Californian surfer who must find the strength to become a leader, Tracey Gleeson, a physics...

　　只是一场意外，却又超乎意外。驾车撞死一条狗，男子与妻女来到陌生车房。凭其义肢走动时的声响，车房工认出司机或是当年施酷刑的狱吏。仇人送上门，雪恨更待何时。然而，狱中受折磨时双眼被蒙，嫌疑犯是行刑者确实无误？从早到晚奔波一轮，找来几个狱友确认俘虏身份，痛苦回忆涌上心头。在无 垠沙漠等待把他活埋私了，有若在人性荒原等待果陀，替天行道又是否问心无愧？以悬疑惊栗布局，暗黑写实的人物故事来自巴纳希狱中亲见亲闻，将苛政、滥权、以暴易暴一一置于道德伦理的天秤上，丈量人性轻重；悲愤中不失幽默，连消带打贪污贿赂之风。一面金棕榈奖，绝非意外。