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　　Amanwiththementalfacultiesofachildmustsavehismother,therebybecominggodanddevil

　　因持有一名失踪公务员的护照无家可归的14岁男孩马可在丹麦边境遭到逮捕警探卡尔穆尔克及其悬案组负责找出关联的线索旧案件疑点重重:那名公务员在失踪前不久被指控有恋童癖结案速度也异常地迅速然而沉默受惊的马可不愿开口交谈他很快就从企图杀人封口的人们手下逃了出来本片改编自丹麦作家尤西阿德勒奥尔森的同名小说是其悬案密码系列的第五部作品

　　LikeFritzLang,DavidFincherorBongJoonHobeforehim,talenteddebutfilmmakerLadoKvataniyausestheconceptofpolicedetectivevsserialkillerforanexcitinglystylised,macabreandhauntingnarrative,thatultimatelyrevolvesaroundtheidentityofanera:inthiscase,thelate1980sSovietUnionWithGlasnostandtheendofcommunistrule,theWestalsolearnedoftheunsurprisingfactthattherewereserialkillersinRussiatoo–themostnotoriouscaseprobablythatofAndreiChikatilo,nicknamedtheRostovRipper,ortheRussianHannibalLecter
　　Basedontheseandmanyothersources,KvataniyaandscreenwriterOlgaGorodetskayaconstructedanimmersivepsychologicalpuzzle,jumpingbackandforthintime,torevealevernewpossiblemotivesfortheactionsofalltheprotagonistsItallstartsin1990,whenDetectiveIssaDavydoviscelebratinghispromotionandreceivesacall,reportingacrimethatlookspreciselyliketheonesoftheserialkillerthathefamouslycapturedsomeyearsbefore

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　　我們的宗教就是你的宗教不信我們的宗教就訓你一群年輕女性信奉容貌就該乾淨舉止就該端莊婉約交友就該純潔自愛她們深信耶穌和傳統教條殷切等待某日走進家庭婚姻；夜幕降臨她們卻在城市裡襲擊她們眼中行為不檢點的單身女子處以私刑一陣毒打要求在鏡頭前懺悔甚至傳網公審
　　女子之一的瑪麗雅在某次夜晚行動中傷到無暇的臉龐留下傷疤心中堅若磐石的信仰也逐漸崩解；得不到的永遠在騷動她開始質疑自己的信仰想起傳言中她們教訓過的一位女子近乎毀容的臉龐瑪麗雅精神上逐漸和那樣宛若梅杜莎的面容疊合⋯⋯面對社會沈重的期待宗教窒息式的束縛終於大聲吼叫出來

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　　Onleavingwork,whileDaríoManzanoistakingdrugsinthecar,hereceivesanunexpectedvisitfromGinésChegaAtthesametimethathepointsagunatDarío´sface,heasksabouthisfriendAbraham"ElGitano",whomheaccusesofhavingstolenalotofmoney
　　Manzano,withoutknowingwhathappened,cannotansweranythingaboutit,andGinésangrilygivesDaríoaheadbuttonthenosewhilethreateninghimandleaves
　　Daríowithabrokennose,startslookingforhisfriendWhenhefinallyfindshim,veryangry,hereproachesAbrahamforstealingfromLosChega,verydangerouspeopleTryingtofindasolution,DaríodecidestotakeAbrahamtoFrancesothattheywillnotfindhim
　　Thatnight,duringthecarjourney,Daríosuffersastrokethatwillcausehimtolosecontrol,leavingtheroadandcausingthedeathofAbraham
　　Afterafewmonths,theadvancesinDarío'srehabilitationbegintoshowresultsButeverythingbeginstogowrongduetotheaccumulationofdifferenteventsthatwillputDaríoandhisfamilyintrouble:defaultswiththebank,tensionsbetweenthemandtheimminentsentenceofthetrialfortheaccidentTothisisadded,thepressurefromLosChegatoDaríotorecoverhislostmoney,sincethenightoftherobbery,AbrahamwasinthecarwithManzanowhenhesufferedtheaccident
　　Asaconsequenceofthis,Manzanowillliveafewhourspriortohisentryintoprisonfranticandfullofdanger,wherehewilltrytodefend,TOTHETEETHOFADOG,hisfamily

　　准妈妈露西亚搬到了一个偏远的林间小屋和她的祖母一起居住尽管四周看起来很安全但露西亚被不详的记忆萦绕着感觉那家伙会不惜一切来找她