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 Hamza Ali Mazari, whose real identity is Jaskirat Singh Rangi, pursues his undercover operation within Pakistan's criminal world while tracking down Majo.

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　　Set in an underground dungeon inhabited by bundled, ragged human beings, after the nuclear holocaust. The story follows the wanderings of a hero through the situations of survival. People wait for the Ark to arrive and rescue them while their habitat falls apart.　　Delving deep into the dusty and long abandonded vaults of b-cinema in search of lost gems always leaves me with a bittersweet taste. On one hand the discovery of unexpected gems where no one would think them possible is a rewarding experience. On the other hand though it makes one wonder how many of these remarkable low-budget oddities, personal love affairs of directors never quite famous and now all but forgotten, have almost forever slipped from memory?　　n any case what we have here is a little post-apocalyptic gem from Poland that is really better than it has any right to. The dystopian near future of O-BI, O-BA finds a group of survivors of the nuclear war that ravaged the Earth inhabiting an underworld concrete bunker and biding their time as they wait for the mysterious Ark, an air ship of some kind that will come and save them. The Ark proves to be an elaborate hoax, carefully designed to give hope to the malnourished and desperate denizens of the bunker, while in the meantime the dome that separates their miserable existence from the nuclear winter outside is slowly caving in.　　What first striked me about the movie is the design of the bunker and the depiction of the survivors. The survivors are gaunt, filthy and terrible-looking penitents, dressed in rags and aimlessly wandering the neon-lit halls of the bunker like automatons. The bunker is a rundown, seedy place, with bright neon lights peering from all sides like the eyes of malignant beasts.　　On one hand it is a slightly 80's depiction of the dystopian future but the movie never stoops down to MAD MAX cheese. Instead it combines biting political satire with the bleak outlook of a world with no future, black comedy with barbs on apathy, religion and power. The survivors, for example, are fed some kind of flour dropping from a tube that hovers in the air - later on we discover the food supervisor uses books and the Bible itself as filler for this meagre meal. There are many such short symbolic touches, perhaps not life-changing or faith-restoring, yet playful, clever and inspired.　　One thing is for sure; O-BI, O-BA is not your run-of-the-mill sci-fi schlock. It overcomes its modest budget with creativity and has genuine artistic aspirations both from a writing and directing perspective. My opinion is that it should have been filmed in black and white instead of colour though. The director uses atmospheric light and shadow to great effect and it would have registered even better in stark black and white. The blue-green neon on the other hand outstays its welcome after a while. Just a minor gripe in an otherwise solid b-movie with its heart set in all the right places.　　Imagine a less bleak THE ROAD (Cormac McCarthy) being injected with the satire and humour of DR.STRANGELOVE and you're getting there. See it if you can find it.

替补悍警

 故事发生在一个名为“诺莫”的偏远小镇，这里看似风平浪静，实则暗流涌动。主角尤利西斯在上一任警长离奇意外身亡后，被委任为临时警长。当镇上的银行被一对来自外地的夫妇抢劫时，尤利西斯赶到现场，却发现这座小镇平静的表象下隐藏着更为险恶的深层秘密——从酒保到神父，镇上的每个人都是秘密的参与者。而一直试图逃避过去心魔的尤利西斯，此刻必须揭开这场犯罪阴谋的全部真相。

我们很危险

西南偏南电影节剧情片竞赛。                                                                      　　Nellie and Daisy attempt to escape the institution for delinquent girls in 1954 New Zealand, however not only are they caught, it triggers a relocation to a facility on a remote island. The duo become a trio as well-to-do Lou joins them, and life on the island takes shape under the command of devout Matron. The trio rail against the system, dubious of the benevolence of the bible and taking refuge in their blossoming friendship. It’s hard to reform girls who don’t believe they need reforming. However, a sense of doom settles in when experimental forms of punishment take place in the dead of night. Nellie and Daisy plot rebellion, but unexpectedly find themselves at odds with Lou, who is afraid to break the rules.

村在天堂边

在索马里沙漠的一个偏远村庄，一个小男孩和爸爸、姑姑一同生活。父亲靠临时工作支撑家用，姑姑因为婚姻危机无奈躲到此处。他们朴素的心愿因为混乱不安的社会环境变得遥不可及，但家人之间仍充满温情瞬间。索马里裔奥地利导演莫·哈拉韦的长片首作通过一个临时家庭的境遇来展现动荡时局对个人生活的吞噬。导演温柔看待三位主人公，他以精致的构图和色彩，在有条不紊的节奏下，安静有力地铺陈越发紧迫的生存之战。本片是首部入围2024年戛纳电影节的索马里题材影片，并一举入围一种关注单元和导演首作金摄影机奖两大单元。

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　　影片讲述了一位24小时轮班、忙碌、劳累过度、几乎精疲力竭的急救员的故事。Randy是一名急救员，他因工作过度疲惫，甚至想辞职。在他最后一天的工作中，他的主管Shanice安排了一位学生Jessica陪他一起上岗。Randy的急救搭档Mike也加入了他的行列。Randy的最后一天充满了冒险——但对他和Mike来说，这只是办公室里普通的一天。

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