影片揭示的主要事件包括发生在1932-33年的乌克兰大饥荒，大逃1940年的卡廷事件，大逃苏联与纳粹在卫国战争前夕短暂的合作，苏联大规模驱逐异己，以及发生在古拉格（劳改营）的药物试验。影片利用已解密的档案展示了苏共及纳粹曾犯下的鲜为人知的罪恶。比如1990年在苏联西伯利亚一所劳改营拍的录像，克格勃曾在那里对被劳改的人做药物试验；纳粹的录像显示苏共曾帮助希特勒发动第二次世界大战，帮助纳粹实施闪电战。最引人注意的是影片指出纳粹主义是马克思主义的一个分支，因为希特勒的思想来源于马克思，其种族大屠杀想法直接继承于马、恩两人。
回复 :The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years.At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with.But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood.I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential.by D.R. SHIMON@lounge.moviecodec.com
回复 :终于受不了丈夫的暴力相向，妻子抱着受伤的六岁女儿，满脸鲜血、鼻青脸肿地跑入警局求援。她要的不多，只求一纸判决伸张正义，可是比起家暴的皮肉疼痛，冗长官僚的菲律宾诉讼体系，更如心灵凌迟，令人绝望难忍。司法非关真相、非关正义，只关乎哪一方更能在法官面前舌粲善辩、搬弄法条。然而无论加害方或受害方，都将在这场为求胜诉、投注大量时间与金钱的困兽缠斗中，付出沉重代价⋯⋯。菲律宾新锐编导雷蒙里贝古特列兹，师承电影大师曼多萨，将获奖短片延伸成首部长片作品。家暴事实历历在目，正义却渐行渐远，十足张力让人看得义愤填膺又莫可奈何。手持摄影与表演完美搭配，观众有如贴着角色呼吸，在拥挤闷热难熬的现实泥泞里，共感奋力一搏的挣扎喘息。
回复 :影片讲述两个20岁刚出头，跟中国有些渊源的年轻人重走长征路的故事。男孩名叫Benedict Short，他是中英混血，母亲是中国人，父亲是英国作家Philip Short, 曾写过《毛泽东传》。女孩名叫Margaux De Wilde，她的母亲是加拿大人，父亲是法国人。她读小学时，身为外交官的父母被派往北京，她的童年时光是在中国度过的。两位主人公在北京同一所大学学习中文，他们在这里相识、相爱。在一堂“中国近代史”课上，两人第一次听到老师讲中国长征的历史；他们被那些当年参加红军长征的战士和历经磨难的红军故事所震撼。于是，他们决定骑着摩托车沿着当年红军长征的足迹，亲自去参观那些故事的发生地。然而，他们的决定在最开始，受到了男孩母亲的反对，但是最终还是被男孩说服了，于是在他们临行前，男孩母亲给两位主人公讲述了他们家庭和长征的故事，并给了一些当年的信物，于是两人出发了。两人从长征的起点江西省瑞金出发，沿途经过湖南、广西、贵州、云南、四川等省。他们专程拜访当年参加过长征的老红军和在长征中牺牲的红军战士的后代，听他们讲过去的故事，在当年红军长征经过的地方，他们遇到更多的是跟自己同龄的年轻人，有艺术家、舞蹈家、手工匠人、运动员等。除了遇到这些可爱的人，他们还走过城市、山间、雪山、草地，无数次被中国壮美的山河美景吸引。他们被红军精神和现在人的美好生活所感染，看到了新中国是如何诞生，感受到新中国是如何成为世界第二大经济体的。本片于第八届北京国际电影节纪录片单元获得“特别推荐奖”。
