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At the 75th Venice Film Festival, such a film appeared.
Adapted from real people and real events, 80% restoration, trying to present the most authentic era. The plot is heavy and large-scale, but it still won the praise of the judges, and it was strongly nominated for "Best Picture" in the Horizon Unit Awards.
Douban score 7.7, on the upper side.
In the dim sum, it can reach the level of 5 stars.
In this story, it is adapted from the true story of the world's poorest and most bizarre president.
He occupies a position of power, but never squanders and wastes, lives in a slum dangerous building, all of which are only 1800 US dollars, do not covet beauty, indulge in gentle township. He was always accompanied by a black three-legged puppy.
Before becoming president, he was imprisoned for 12 years, unable to see the sun and not aware of what was happening around him. However, he never wanted to give up and bravely fought against fate. Finally, he worked hard to get a bright future.
Title: Dungeon Memories.
In the 1980s, Uruguay.
A military coup d'état, the dictator dissolved parliament, and Uruguay officially entered a period of dictatorship.
In order to consolidate power, the junta secretly imprisoned three leading members of the National Liberation Movement, namely Jose, Luso, and Nato.
The place where the three men were held was a dark dungeon: no beds, no windows, no sunlight.
Every day, they live in the dark, eat the worst quality food, and feel the most helpless emotions.
If you want to be active, you can! However, you can only walk around the prescribed range, and once you exceed it, you will be scolded and insulted, and you will almost eat and drink Lazar in the same room, which is indeed an "interesting experience." ”
José and others are very distressed by this.
Physical humiliation is tolerable, but how can spiritual vacancies be compensated?
They have thought about protesting. However, the protests were ineffective, and all those who guarded them followed the dungeon's cruel instructions to "give up all hopes for those who enter this room.". Ignore their demands and don't treat them as human beings. Urinating casually against the dungeon is also a common thing.
In this case, Jose and others can only choose to save themselves: listen desperately and seize every opportunity to see.
No one told them what the outside world was like, so they held their breath and overheard the conversations of the soldiers outside the dungeon. By chance, I found the broken newspaper that the soldiers used to wipe the pi pi, which was not dirty at all, and read it in their hands like hunger.
They even invented a "knocking on the wall communication method" (the three were held separately).
The number of percussions is used to count the letters in order to achieve the purpose of communication. No matter how harsh the living conditions in the dungeon, they are full of hope. Because, they know: dictatorship cannot be permanent, and one day, the country will usher in liberation, so as to obtain a new life, a new life...
In the film, there is a very interesting contrast.
The former is a state of rapid economic regression, social turmoil, and government corruption. The latter is the persistent determination of José and others to live bravely in the dungeon and never give up hope.
The reason for the detention was "obstruction of national development", and after being detained, the country was in a "state of retrogressive development". Such a setting is ironic. It shows the director's disdain for that period of history, and his regret and admiration for Jose and others.
There are many shots of "good memories before being imprisoned", interspersed from time to time in the life of the dungeon where there is no hope.
Each shot symbolizes the beauty of the future. Every beauty has become the driving force for José and others to fight.
Sky, green space, freedom, lover. These elements are symbolic and represent the people's yearning for a stable life in that period. Whether it's the people in the dungeon or the people outside the dungeon.
Therefore, many viewers said: This story is really too gentle, obviously it is a subject of bitterness and hatred, but it tells the story so warmly and sensationally.
Obviously, it is a political theme and a political theme, but from the inside out, it renders a kind of brave resistance that pursues the beauty of freedom and the immortal will.
In real life, the junta fell in 1984, Jose was pardoned, and Jose became the new president with an overwhelming vote of 52.4%.
He cherished this opportunity for peace. In a short period of time, Uruguay's economy was put back on track and brought good life to the people.
This state is somewhat similar to the end of the movie story.
At that time, José was out of the dungeon, looking relaxed, holding a potted plant in his arms, and a flower bloomed in the pot.
12 years of dungeon life, did not block his hopes, 12 years of darkness, his heart, still blossomed a beautiful flower. Such an ending, it is really a good ~
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