Amajesticfilminwhichtwostorieseasilyfit.OneaboutafilmmakerwhoisalittlelikeDiazhimselfandwrestleswiththecompletionofhisfilmandwithgreedyfilmfestivalprogrammers.Andoneaboutareligiousleader.AlsoalittlelikeDiazhimself?
ThefilmsofLavDiazoftentellseriousepicstories,buttheyarestillnotentirelyfreefromhumourandsatire.Forinstanceinthisfilm,Diaztakesthemickeyoutoffestivalprogrammersandalsosketchesapictureofhimselfthatisnotentirelyfreefromself-mockery.
Thefilmhastwoorthreestories(alsoafilminthefilm)andoneofthemfocusesonthefilmmakerHomer,whoverymuchresemblesLavDiazhimself.Thetorturedfilmmakerwrestleswithcompletinghisfilm.Despitepleasfromthosearoundhimandfromeagerprogrammers,hecontinuestorefusetoregardhisfilmasfinished.AlongsidethestoryaboutanuninthefilmonwhichHomerisworking,there’sanotherstoryaboutthereligiousleaderFatherTurbico.Turbicoleadsasectinthecountrysidethatisprimarilymadeupofyoungwomen.Whenoneofthewomenwantstoleavethesect,adramaticsituationensues.
Bytellingthestoriesinparallel,similaritiesbecomevisiblebetweenHomer’sstrugglewithcinemaandTurbico'sstrugglewithfaith.
主演：居来提·库提来 段玮 盛木子易 张欢
主演：申贤俊,卓在勋,金秀美,林亨俊
主演：刘佳,何国锋,张小童
主演：章亭
主演：蓝心湄
主演：丹尼尔·雷德克里夫,艾玛·沃森,鲁伯特·格林特,海伦娜·伯翰·卡特,拉尔夫·费因斯,艾伦·瑞克曼,玛吉·史密斯,汤姆·费尔顿,邦妮·怀特,朱丽·沃特斯,迈克尔·刚本,伊文娜·林奇,多姆纳尔·格里森,克蕾曼丝·波西,詹森·艾萨克,海伦·麦克洛瑞,马修·刘易斯,梁佩诗,约翰·赫特,大卫·休里斯,加里·奥德曼,吉姆·布劳德本特,艾玛·汤普森,娜塔丽·特纳,蒂莫西·斯波,大卫·布拉德利,罗彼·考特拉尼,凯莉·麦克唐纳,塞伦·希德
