緊握生命的希望

導　　演：【train of life】哈杜‧米赫羅 (Radu Mihaileanu)
演　　員：莫奇‧阿葛札 (Mosche Agazai)、莫奇‧阿貝比 (Mosche Abebe)、
席哈克‧沙拔哈特 (Sirak M Sabahat)
級　　別：普通級

劇情簡介：
故事發生在1984年戰火連天的衣索比亞，小蒙（Salomon）一個九歲的黑人小孩住在貧困至極的蘇丹難民營裡。在這艱難的環境裡，傳染病四處蔓延，他們的生存受到嚴重威脅。這時一個以色列與美國的聯合組織Falashas希望拯救衣索比亞的猶太教孤兒，將他們安置在以色列生活，小蒙的媽媽雖然是個虔誠的基督教徒，但是在得知這消息後，為了讓孩子有機會活下來，於是囑咐小蒙裝成猶太教徒，並且宣稱自己是孤兒。"go, live and become....."是母親對他最後的叮嚀，亦是此部電影的片名，傳達著身處困境的人們心中最深的期望。

資料來源:http://www.asia1.com.tw/product/GoodMovie/ProductDesc.asp?Mode=4&PID=99203753&newPage=

盧安達飯店Hotel Rwanda
Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda--and in an era of high-speed communication and round the clock news, the events went almost unnoticed by the rest of the world. In only three months, one million people were brutally murdered. In the face of these unspeakable actions, inspired by his love for his family, an ordinary man summons extraordinary courage to save the lives of over a thousand helpless refugees, by granting them shelter in the hotel he manages. Written by Sujit R. Varma
Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395169/plotsummary

黑鷹計畫 Black HawnDown
Action/war drama based on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord which lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen which led to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters in Mogadishu, and the heroic efforts by various Rangers to get to them, centering on Sgt. Eversmann commanding one Ranger unit, named Chalk Four, pinned down by the street fighting, to Warrant Officer Durant who was only survivor of the second black hawk crash site and whom was captured, to Lt. Col. McKnight who leads a rescue convoy for the Rangers only to get lost within the hostile city, to Lt. Perino leading Rangers to the first black hawk crash site, to Staff Sgt. Yurek who leads his decimated Ranger group Chalk Two through gunfire to safety, to many others involved who where either killed or survived. Written by Matthew Patay
資料來源：http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/

　　本片是根據真實的戰爭改編而成的，還原1993年索馬利亞戰事，此事是柯林頓在美國總統任期外交史上最挫敗的一次，是繼越戰之後最慘重的火拼。 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1993年，一組受過專業訓練近百人的美軍突擊隊，在非洲執行一項人道救援任務時，因誤判情報，兩架黑鷹直昇機被敵軍擊落迫降至索馬利亞，秘密任務衍生成戰爭事件。數量不到百人的美軍突擊隊必須對抗5,000名以上索馬利亞暴民的猛烈攻擊，在雙方人數和火力相差50倍的緊張情勢下，兩方展開一場無可避免的戰役。雙方激戰十五小時，堆積如山的彈殼灑落在索馬利亞首都摩加迪休的戰場上，當時戰況相當慘烈。
　　美軍增員前往救援，並堅持「無論生死，所有弟兄都要回來，決不放棄任何一個同袍」。 http://starblvd.net/cgi-bin/movie/euccns?/film/2002/BlackHawkDown/BlackHawkDown.html

The Last King of Scotland 　最後的蘇格蘭王
In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promise a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
From: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455590/plotsummary
改編自真實故事。佛瑞斯特惠特克演出1971至1979在位的烏干達總統，他屠殺了30萬人。一位年輕的蘇格蘭醫生(詹姆士麥卡菲)一時興起來到烏干達行醫，最後成為這位烏干達總統的個人醫生。起初年輕的蘇格蘭醫生很崇拜烏干達總統，但慢慢發現烏干達總統兇殘 反覆無常的個性......
資料來源： http://www.truemovie.com/2006moviedata/LastKingofScotland.htm

泣血四月SOMETIMES IN APRIL
In April 1994, one of the most heinous genocides in world history began in the African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of 100 days, close to one million people were killed in a terrifying purge by Hutu nationalists against their Tutsi countrymen. This harrowing HBO Films drama focuses on the almost indescribable human atrocities that took place a decade ago through the story of two Hutu brothers - one in the military, one a radio personality - whose relationship and private lives were forever changed in the midst of the genocide. Written and directed by Raoul Peck (HBO Films' "Lumumba"), the movie is the first large-scale film about the 100 days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide to be shot in Rwanda, in the locations where the real-life events transpired.
Both an edge-of-the-seat thriller and a chilling reminder of man's incomprehensible capacity for cruelty, Sometimes in April is an epic story of courage in the face of daunting odds, as well as an exposé of the West's inaction as nearly a million Rwandans were being killed. The plot focuses on two brothers embroiled in the 1994 conflict between the Hutu majority (who had ruled Rwanda since 1959) and the Tutsi minority who had received favored treatment when the country was ruled by Belgium. The protagonists (both Hutus) are reluctant soldier Augustin Muganza (Idris Elba), married to a Tutsi and father to three, and his brother Honoré (Oris Erhuero), a popular public figure espousing Hutu propaganda from a powerful pulpit: Radio RTLM in Rwanda.
The drama is set in two periods, which unfold concurrently: In April 1994, after the Hutu Army begins a systematic slaughter of Tutsis and more moderate Hutus, Augustin and a fellow Army officer named Xavier, defying their leadership, attempt to get their wives and children to safety. Separated from his wife Jeanne and their two sons (whom he entrusts to the care of his reluctant brother), Augustin gets caught in a desperate struggle to survive. Barely escaping the purge, he's haunted by questions about what happened to his wife, sons and daughter (who was a student at a local boarding school). In 2004, looking for closure and hoping to start a new life with his girlfriend Martine (who taught at his daughter's school), Augustin visits the United Nations Tribunal in Arusha, where Honoré awaits trial for the incendiary role he and other journalists played in the genocide. In the end, through an emotional meeting with Honoré, Augustin learns the details of his family's fate, giving him closure and, perhaps, hope for happiness in the future.
From：http://www.hbo.com/films/sometimesinapril/synopsis/index.html

　　藉由兩個胡圖族(Hutu)兄弟- 一個是不情願的士兵及一個電台人員-他們兄弟倆的生活被這集體屠殺給永遠改變了。在1994年胡圖族(Hutu，自1959年統治盧安達)與圖西族(Tutsi, 在比利時已得到盧安達統治權時獲得比利時的支持)衝突中，奧古斯丁莫甘查(由伊德斯艾伯飾演，美國影集<<火線>>)是三個孩子爸爸的胡圖族人，但卻娶了一個圖西人，當他的哥哥赫諾瑞(由歐瑞斯爾修羅飾演，曾演過黑俠II)是一個受歡迎的電台公眾人物，信奉並煽動著胡圖族的理念。
　　在1994年4月，胡圖部隊開始一個徹底的屠殺圖西人及偏向緩和派的胡圖人，奧古斯丁跟他的部隊長官朋友查維爾，抗拒他們的領導且試圖保護他的老婆與小孩，卻還是被抓到，在好不容易逃出了屠殺後，但他掛心著不知道老婆及孩子們發生什麼事，然後到了2004年，期待著結束並與他的女朋友瑪婷開始一個新生活，奧古斯丁拜訪在阿魯沙的聯合國法庭時，那裡赫諾瑞因著他跟其他記者們扮演著大屠殺的扇動者而等待著被審判。經過與赫諾瑞一場激動的見面後，奧古斯丁知道了他家人後來的命運，算是給了他一個結束，並期許未來的快樂…。
資料來源：http://starblvd.tisnet.net.tw/cgi-bin/news-show?mode=viewnews&path=1148544952

Zulu 祖魯戰爭
Two Lieutenants, Chard of Engineers and Bromhead find that their 140 man contingent in Natal has been isolated by the destruction of the main British Army column and that 4,000 Zulu warriors will descend on them in hours. Each has a different military background in tactics and they are immediatly in conflict on how to prepare for the attack. Nearly a third of the men are in the infirmary, as the welsh company tries to somehow survive with no help in sight. Based on a true story. Written by John Vogel {jlvogel@comcast.net}
On the January 22nd 1879 the British Army suffered one of its worst defeats when Zulu forces massacred 1,500 of its troops at Isandlhwana. A short time after the main battle a Zulu force numbering in excess of 4000 warriors advanced on a British hospital and supply dump guarded by 139 Welsh infantrymen. The film concentrates on this bloody 12 hour battle during which the British force, under their commander from the Royal Engineers who happened to be in the area building a bridge and happened to be senior to the infantry officer, won 11 Victoria Crosses. While taking some liberties with history the film follows reality fairly closely, including matching exactly the identities of the VC winners. Written by Dave Jenkins {david.jenkins@smallworld.co.uk}
From：http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/

Tears of the sun 烈日風暴

Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their conscience and protect a group of innocent refugees. When the democratic government of Nigeria collapses and the country is taken over by a ruthless military dictator, Waters, a fiercely loyal and hardened veteran is dispatched on a routine mission to retrieve a Doctors Without Borders physician, Dr. Lena Kendricks. Dr. Kendricks, an American citizen by marriage, is tending to the victims of the ongoing civil war at a Catholic mission in a remote village. When Waters arrives, however, Dr. Kendricks refuses to leave unless he promises to help deliver the villagers to political asylum at the nearby border. If they are left behind, they will be at the mercy of the enormous rebel army. Waters is under strict orders from his commanding officer Captain Bill Rhodes to remain disengaged from the conflict. But as he and his men witness the brutality of the rebels first-hand, they are won over to Dr. Kendricks' cause and place their lives at risk by agreeing to escort the villagers on a perilous trek through the dense jungle. As they move through the countryside on foot, Waters' team, experts at evasion and concealment, are inexplicably and ferociously pursued by an army of rebels. They are confounded until they discover that, among the refugees, is the sole survivor of the country's previous ruling family, whom the rebels have been ordered to eliminate at all costs. Waters and his small band of soldiers must weigh the life of one man against their own and the refugees they feel obliged to protect. Written by Sujit R. Varma

From: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314353/plotsummary

Out of Africa 遠離非洲
Follows the life of Karen Blixen, who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is Complicated by a husband of convenience (Bror Blixen), a true love (Denys), troubles on the plantation, schooling of the natives, war, and catching VD from her husband. Written by Tony Bridges {tbridges@spicer.com}
Karen Blixen, a Danish woman, marries a friend for the title of Baroness and they move to Africa and start a coffee plantation. Things unfold when her husband begins cheating on her and is away on business often, so she's at home alone, working on the farm and bonding with two men she met in her first day in Africa. She eventually falls in love with the one, Denys Finch-Hatton and goes on safari and whatnot with him. Later, she begins to want more from him than the simple friendship/relationship they have and pushes marriage, but Denys still wants his freedom. By the end, she's gained a much better understanding and respect for the African culture than when she came. Written by KKaliforniApril22
A study of the life of Danish noblewoman and storyteller Karen ('Isak') Dinesen Blixen, from her marriage and departure for Kenya in 1913 until her return to Denmark in 1931. As she struggles to maintain a coffee farm through various struggles and disasters, and strives to improve relations with the local natives, her marriage of convenience to a titled aristocrat gradually gives way to an enduring romance with the noted hunter and adventurer Denys Finch Hatton. Written by scgary66
From：http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089755/
　　根據作者凱倫布里森（Karen Blixen）以筆名伊莎丹尼森（Isak Dinesen）寫成的回憶錄所改編。故事敘述凱倫（梅莉史翠普、「 親情無價」、「 親親壞姊妹」）於1913年為了利益嫁給丹麥貴族布利森公爵，而跟著夫婿前往非洲肯亞從事咖啡種植，丈夫風流成性，但凱倫卻為非洲的風情與人民深深著迷，也因著心靈空虛，她愛上了神秘的獵人鄧尼芬（勞勃瑞福、「哈瓦納」、「輕聲細語」），兩人就在非洲的廣大草原上譜出了一段難忘的戀曲。
資料來源：http://starblvd.net/cgi-bin/movie/euccns?/film/1985/OutOfAfrica/OutOfAfrica.html

Nirgendwo in Afrika 何處是我家

　　A Jewish family in Germany emigrate short before the Second World War. They move to Kenya to start running a farm, but not all members of the family come to an arrangement with their new life. Shortly after their departure, things are changing in Germany very quickly, and a turning back seems impossible. So everyone has to arrange himself with the new life in a new continent. Written by Benjamin Stello
From： http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161860/

　　維吉妮雅一家人為了躲避納粹的迫害, 告別祖父母, 到了非洲肯亞暫居……但維吉妮雅的父親亟欲回祖國德國拿回他所失去的,但其母執意留下…….在非洲成長的維吉妮雅,對於融入當地生活與認同問題上,完全沒有大人的包袱,而成為清晰的對比,全片壯闊的場面,精緻的技術.流暢的敘事,讓人會聯想[遠離非洲,不同的是女主角並不是對土著施恩的優越白人,相反的,她還土旦肯亞原住民對她的啟發
資料來源：http://movie.starblvd.net/cgi-bin/movie/euccns?/film/2003/NowhereinAfrica/NowhereinAfrica.html

電影介紹---血鑽BLOOD DIAMOND

Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, "Blood Diamond" is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories and their circumstances are as different as any can be until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond, the kind of stone that can transform a life...or end it.

Solomon, who has been taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields, finds the extraordinary gem and hides it at great risk, knowing if he is discovered, he will be killed instantly. But he also knows the diamond could not only provide the means to save his wife and daughters from a life as refugees but also help rescue his son, Dia, from an even worse fate as a child soldier.

Archer, who has made his living trading diamonds for arms, learns of Solomon's hidden stone while in prison for smuggling. He knows a diamond like this is a once-in-a-lifetime find—valuable enough to be his ticket out of Africa and away from the cycle of violence and corruption in which he has been a willing player.

Enter Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an idealistic American journalist who is in Sierra Leone to uncover the truth behind conflict diamonds, exposing the complicity of diamond industry leaders who have chosen profits over principles. Maddy seeks out Archer as a source for her article, but soon finds it is he who needs her even more.

With Maddy's help, Archer and Solomon embark on a dangerous trek through rebel territory. Archer needs Solomon to find and recover the valuable pink diamond, but Solomon seeks something far more precious...his son.

Directed by Edward Zwick, the action drama "Blood Diamond" stars Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Aviator"), Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly ("A Beautiful Mind") and Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou ("In America"). The screenplay was written by Charles Leavitt, from a story by Leavitt and C. Gaby Mitchell.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Virtual Studios, "Blood Diamond," a Spring Creek / Bedford Falls production, in association with Initial Entertainment Group, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. "Blood Diamond" is produced by Paula Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Graham King and Gillian Gorfil. The executive producers are Len Amato, Kevin De La Noy and Benjamin Waisbren.
The film also stars Michael Sheen, Arnold Vosloo, David Harewood, Basil Wallace and introduces Kagiso Kuypers as Dia.

Collaborating with Zwick behind the scenes were director of photography Eduardo Serra, production designer Dan Weil, costume designer Ngila Dickson, and editor Steven Rosenblum. James Newton Howard composed the score.

This film has been rated "R" by the MPAA for "strong violence and language"

"Blood Diamond" opens nationwide on December 8, 2006, and will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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