越战跨越上世纪1950年代至70年代中期，历时接近四分一个世纪，它宣告了法国殖民时代的结束及美国势力的局限，最终不敌北越。美国在战争中惨败，至今深刻影响着其社会、政治、文化、外交政策和国家关系，而更加重要的是它给越南和周边国家的人民带来了无尽的痛苦和灾难。在爱好和平的人们的心中也留下永远的伤痛..

越战跨越上世纪1950年代至70年代中期，历时接近四分一个世纪，它宣告了法国殖民时代的结束及美国势力的局限，最终不敌北越。美国在战争中惨败，至今深刻影响着其社会、政治、文化、外交政策和国家关系，而更加重要的是它给越南和周边国家的人民带来了无尽的痛苦和灾难。在爱好和平的人们的心中也留下永远的伤痛

本来是一名模范生的铉洙（权相佑 饰）来到一所出了名黑暗的学校，对校内的情况十分不满，校内的教师对学生十分不尊重，出口辱骂之余还对学生拳打脚踢。铉洙是校内唯一一名读书的学生，也没有其他朋友。但他不久后却跟一名不良学生金佑植（李正振 饰）成为了好朋友，两个男生更同时喜欢上一 名叫江恩珠的女孩（韩佳人 饰）。 　　铉洙性格内敛，总是羞涩与向恩珠表达爱意，在恋爱方面输给了佑植。随后打击铉洙的事再次发生了，佑植与恩珠都消失在铉洙的生活中，因为一向好胜的佑植与他人决斗的时候败给对方了。这些事情让铉洙性情大变，他变得好斗了，并努力练习双节棍，希望帮好友打败当年的敌人。

조선 시대, 사회적 악습 때문에 희생되어야 했던 여인의 삶이 네 개의 에피소드로 이어진다. 부모의 탐욕으로 대감댁에 시집갔다가 어린 신랑이 병으로 죽자 친정에 다니러 온 여인을 아버지가 살해해 열녀로 위장하는 女必從夫, 외아들과 결혼한 며느리를 시기해 누명을 씌워 며느리를 죽이는 出家外人, 아이를 낳지 못한 여자가 다른 남자에게 아들을 얻고는 자살하는 七去之惡, 상궁이 임금의 아이가 아닌 아기를 낳고 궁중에서 탈출한다는 禁中秘色의 에피소드로 이루어진다.

拉丽莎（阿丽萨·弗雷因德利赫 Alisa Frejndlikh 饰）拥有非常美丽的外表，她本是衔着金汤匙出生的千金小姐，无奈家道中落，如今的一家人过着捉襟见肘的生活。拉丽莎有两个姐姐，她们都已经嫁为人妇，拉丽莎是母亲最后的希望，母亲想要她嫁给一个有钱人，如此她才能够再度过上富裕的日子。 　　拉丽莎爱上了名叫巴拉托夫（尼基塔·米哈尔科夫 Nikita Mikhalkov 饰），与此同时，一个邮政部门的小职员卡朗迪耶谢夫（安德烈·米亚赫科夫 Andrey Myagkov 饰）也在热烈的追求着拉丽莎。本来，拉丽莎和巴拉托夫之间感情发展的很顺利，哪知道天有不测风云，巴拉托夫破产了，之后，他选择了离开。痛苦之中，拉丽莎被卡朗迪耶谢夫趁虚而入，两人订了婚。

拉丽莎（阿丽萨·弗雷因德利赫 Alisa Frejndlikh 饰）拥有非常美丽的外表，她本是衔着金汤匙出生的千金小姐，无奈家道中落，如今的一家人过着捉襟见肘的生活。拉丽莎有两个姐姐，她们都已经嫁为人妇，拉丽莎是母亲最后的希望，母亲想要她嫁给一个有钱人，如此她才能够再度过上富裕的日子。 　　拉丽莎爱上了名叫巴拉托夫（尼基塔·米哈尔科夫 Nikita Mikhalkov 饰），与此同时，一个邮政部门的小职员卡朗迪耶谢夫（安德烈·米亚赫科夫 Andrey Myagkov 饰）也在热烈的追求着拉丽莎。本来，拉丽莎和巴拉托夫之间感情发展的很顺利，哪知道天有不测风云，巴拉托夫破产了，之后，他选择了离开。痛苦之中，拉丽莎被卡朗迪耶谢夫趁虚而入，两人订了婚。

Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder. 　　“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much. 　　The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.

A team of spelunkers, when investigating a system of caves beneath a small town, come across a hideous creature that can move through walls.

American college students head to the jungles of Vietnam to search for lost gold. They become hopelessly lost, and they may not be alone.