Four monologues by playwright Peter Barnes celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

Four monologues by playwright Peter Barnes celebrating the bicentennial of the French Revolution.

根据德国作家Rolf Hochhuth舞台剧《The Deputy》改编，党卫军上尉Kurt Gerstein发现自己为净化水源而合成的化学药剂成为杀人毒气时深感震惊，想要把这种罪行告上中立国或教廷。天主教神父Riccardo是惟一愿意帮助他的人。然而两人的力量不但未能阻止悲剧的发生，还成为了历史车轮下的牺牲品。

根据德国作家Rolf Hochhuth舞台剧《The Deputy》改编，党卫军上尉Kurt Gerstein发现自己为净化水源而合成的化学药剂成为杀人毒气时深感震惊，想要把这种罪行告上中立国或教廷。天主教神父Riccardo是惟一愿意帮助他的人。然而两人的力量不但未能阻止悲剧的发生，还成为了历史车轮下的牺牲品。

Can I Get a Witness? tells the story of a mother and daughter in a near-future world where huge sacrifices are made to maintain life on Earth. 　　With its resources swallowed by e-waste and overpopulation, the world is experiencing an anthropogenic collapse. To manage, technological advances are shunned. Nobody has electricity and only people with exceptions are permitted cars. Most importantly, there is also a collective agreement that nobody is allowed to live beyond the age of 50. 　　Oh’s Ellie lives with her teenage daughter Kiah (Keira Jang), who is starting her first day as a Documenter, an important role in this new world order. She uses her artistic gifts — beautifully conjured in animations — to draw the dying ceremonies, since printing and photography have been banned. 　　Kiah is paired with Daniel (Joel Oulette), the young man who performs the contractual elements of each person’s end-of-life ceremony. He matter-of-factly provides the packages a person can choose, sets them up when the time comes, and performs the burials. But his new coworker is having a hard time handling the emotional impacts of the job.

Can I Get a Witness? tells the story of a mother and daughter in a near-future world where huge sacrifices are made to maintain life on Earth. 　　With its resources swallowed by e-waste and overpopulation, the world is experiencing an anthropogenic collapse. To manage, technological advances are shunned. Nobody has electricity and only people with exceptions are permitted cars. Most importantly, there is also a collective agreement that nobody is allowed to live beyond the age of 50. 　　Oh’s Ellie lives with her teenage daughter Kiah (Keira Jang), who is starting her first day as a Documenter, an important role in this new world order. She uses her artistic gifts — beautifully conjured in animations — to draw the dying ceremonies, since printing and photography have been banned. 　　Kiah is paired with Daniel (Joel Oulette), the young man who performs the contractual elements of each person’s end-of-life ceremony. He matter-of-factly provides the packages a person can choose, sets them up when the time comes, and performs the burials. But his new coworker is having a hard time handling the emotional impacts of the job.

MELTDOWN: THREE MILE ISLAND tackles the near catastrophe at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant and the whistleblower who spoke up to protect the community. Insiders recount the events, controversies and lingering effects of the worst nuclear incident in U.S. history.

MELTDOWN: THREE MILE ISLAND tackles the near catastrophe at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant and the whistleblower who spoke up to protect the community. Insiders recount the events, controversies and lingering effects of the worst nuclear incident in U.S. history.

本片主要的底本资源采自所罗门·伏尔科夫那本争议颇大的“肖斯塔科维奇口述自传”《见证》（www.douban.com/subject/1144865/），全片以作曲家独白形式展开，契合原书的“口述”特征。电影脚本编写相当出彩，导演帕尔默也参与了脚本写作，伏尔科夫担任顾问。影片将俄罗斯二十世纪的悲剧历史和作曲家的创作心路交织在一起，大量运用象征性的影像，音乐运用和剪辑流畅，加深了影像的冲击力。影片主线围绕作曲家和斯大林展开，较有争议的段落是作曲家与独裁者在临终时的对话场景，展现了所谓历史正义和个人良知的冲突。全片长达2小时40分钟。