陌生人的慰籍

　　改編自彼得·克羅伊德小說(shuō)《丹·雷諾和萊姆豪斯的殺人魔》。講述1880年倫敦的萊姆豪斯區(qū)發(fā)生謀殺案，人們認(rèn)為這是古老生物石巨人所為，但真相另有隱情。

　　弘治七年，皇上在全國(guó)范圍內(nèi)大選妃子。來(lái)在同村的兩位少女鴛鴦（黃婉君 飾）和朱朱（黃婉伶 飾）相助于危險(xiǎn)的夜路，遂互稱(chēng)姐妹，共赴皇宮?！　?duì)于少女們來(lái)說(shuō)，如果成功當(dāng)選皇妃，無(wú)論富貴貧賤都可飛上枝頭當(dāng)鳳凰，自然競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈，條件也很苛刻。不光自身?xiàng)l件要好，還要經(jīng)過(guò)嚴(yán)格的培訓(xùn)與層層考試。但更加殘酷其實(shí)是她們各自之間的勾心斗角、爾虞我詐?！　∶鎸?duì)種種的困難與危險(xiǎn)，鴛鴦與珠珠能否闖過(guò)難關(guān)？而面對(duì)這殘酷的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，她們的友情是否會(huì)改變呢？

　　Beginning with a pivotal encounter between two men in Goiás in the 1980s, director Daniel Nolasco weaves a narrative that spans across time and, perhaps, multiple dimensions, driven by the intense forces of desire and love, as well as the suffocating weight of repression and silence. Nolasco, who was featured in Olhar’s Focus section during the pandemic, continues his distinctive and undefinable journey with a radically queer cinema that refuses to look away from the often paradoxical physical expressions of both desire and violence.

　　The film follows Ava, a young bank professional who is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for. But then fate intervenes, revealing Dallas’ wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once upon a time sabotaged Ava’s destiny to be loved by her true soulmate.