Lampumerahmati

  • Sharaad Kuttan
  • 120分钟
  • Director:WooMingJin Cast:PatrickTeoh,AzmonHassan M… Director:WooMingJin Cast:PatrickTeoh,AzmonHassan Malaysia|2005|87mins|Color|Narrative|English,Malayw/E.S. Knownmainlyforhisprize-winningironicshort,LoveforDogs,withitsslackerprotagonist,WooMingJin’sfirstfeatureis—tooutsidersusedtoHollywoodstereotypes—aseeminglyoffbeatapproachtoamovieaboutterrorists.Setinafictitiouscountry,Woo’sfilmfollowsagroupofordinary-lookingtypeswhoareshepherdedbythepoliceastheydescribeandreenacttheirterroristdeedtoagroupofjournalistsinandaroundtheirjungleheadquarters.Althoughitmaylookstrange,theon-sitereenactmentforthemediaandthepubliciscommonlydoneforterrorismcasesinSoutheastAsiaandSouthAmerica.Thefilm’sincidentisnotbasedonanyreal-lifeterroristattack,butWoo’sapproachwasinspiredafterseeingphotosofsuspectsoftheBalibombingreenactingtheirmeetingsonlocation,completewithlargenametagsaroundtheirnecks.Shotinaveritéstyle(byaward-winningfilmmakerJamesLee),Woo’sfilmisanindictmentnotonlyoftheterroristsbutalsothecorruptionoftheauthoritieswhopursuethem.Oneoftheterrorists,Kosovo,isreleasedbutthenshotbythepolicetostophimfromrevealingthetruth—adifferenttruthfromtherehearsedstatementhegavetothepress.—RogerGarcia