HKIFF46 第四十六屆香港國際電影節

David, a university professor, takes to social media to criticize his city’s administration. But instead of the mayor’s dodgy dealings being investigated, David is himself accused of embezzlement and placed under house arrest. Despite the overbearing surveillance, double-crossing acquaintances, and growing media interest, David remains defiant and will not apologise. With the court case drawing ever nearer, does David have any hope of winning this battle against Goliath?

[远山恋人]、[天堂此时]导演汉尼·阿布-阿萨德将自编自导阿拉伯语新片[胡达的沙龙](Huda’s Salon，暂译)。影片卡司包括阿里·苏莱曼([必是天堂])、麦莎·阿德哈迪([特拉维夫在燃烧])等。影片讲述一名女子前往一家美发沙龙，却遭到了店主的敲诈。该片将在巴勒斯坦开拍。

萨米以为终于找到了属于自己的生活，但没想到村庄突然被一堵不祥的围墙包围。他被迫处理自己的身份和国家归属问题。一部内外交困的悲喜剧：一个人在其内心筑起一道墙，而当另一堵更真实的墙在他出生的村庄外建造起来时，他内心的这堵墙开始瓦解……
Sami thought he found his place in life, but then, without any conceivable reason, the Arab village where he grew up is suddenly surrounded by an ominous wall. Now he is forced to deal with questions of identity and national belonging. A bitter-sweet comedy about a state of siege, both internal and external and about a man who built a wall around his heart, and how that wall starts coming apart when another, a more real one is built around the village where he was born.

谢尔盖·洛兹尼察是一位东欧历史的出色记录人。他的记录既涵盖了最近的事件，如《中央广场》（2014）中的乌克兰叛乱，也涵盖了更早的事件，如《国家葬礼》（2019）中的斯大林葬礼。他在展现过去时总是保持警觉，巧妙地运用档案素材，使观众仿佛成为现场目击者。在这部讲述1989年到1991年间，波罗的海国家立陶宛脱离苏联的影片中也是如此。这一以大量歌唱进行和平抗议的时期被称为"歌唱革命"。
作为独立运动的发起人之一，现年88岁的维陶塔斯·兰茨贝吉斯当时处于历史剧变的中心。借助大量关于示威活动、党代会和苏联军事干预的档案素材，他富于洞察力的思考得到补足。冗长的档案片段见证了在通往自由的道路上，兰茨贝里斯和他的同胞们所需要付出的耐心。这是一堂关于苏联解体的细致而引人入胜的历史课。
本片获IDFA竞赛单元最佳影片奖、最佳剪辑奖。

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