John Mackenzie — Director (5)
Voyage (1993) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Voyage
other title: Voyage - Auf halbem Weg in die Hölle / Péril en Mer du Sud
Morgan and Catherine Norvell have their future plans ready. In Monte Carlo, their sailboat is stocked. From there they are going to sail to Malta and live on the boat for a year. They have bought some real estate with an old ruin of a hotel on it, which they are going to rebuild. A few days before they are about to start, they meet Gil and Ronnie Freeland. They would give anything to join them for a couple of days on the sea, and no sooner said than done, all four of them are enjoying the sweet life on the boat. The Norvells soon discover that it was a big mistake to invite them on board...
Red Shift (1978) [Movie] Eggplant.place IMDb TMDB
Red Shift
director: John Mackenzie actor: Stephen Petcher / Lesley Dunlop
Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Top hill in search of sanctuary from their troubles. A Roman soldier, a medieval rebel and a 1970s young man. Somehow they seem linked through an energy within the hill and an axe. Is history doomed to repeat itself or can loving another person free them?
Apaches (1977) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Apaches
director: John Mackenzie actor: Louise O'Hara / Robbie Oubridge
On an English farm, six reckless children play at being a fierce band of Apache warriors, unaware of the many dangers to which they are exposed. (Public information short film produced on behalf of the British Government to warn children living in rural areas about the risks of playing near farm machinery.)
When the Sky Falls (2000) [Movie] Douban
When the Sky Falls
director: John Mackenzie actor: Joan Allen / Jimmy Smallhorne
other title: 天罪 / 天谴
讲述女记者为了跟踪、报道、揭露爱尔兰的毒品交易犯罪,而最后献出年轻生命的感人故事。拍摄紧凑,故事感人。根据环球日报记者汉密尔顿的真实故事改编。

如果说这世界上高危的职业有哪些?很少有人会想到记者。但是每年公布的报告显示,年年都有近百名各国的记者会遭遇不同程度的伤亡事件,殉职的人数几乎年年都在50以上。但是很少有人在看到形形色色的新闻报道之时,会想到这其中有时会流淌着报道它们的人的鲜血……今天的新片《WHEN THE SKY FALLS》就讲述了一个真实的记者喋血事件。由爱尔兰、英国、美国合拍的此片将一位勇于献身的爱尔兰女记者辛妮德·汉密尔顿的短暂人生搬上了银幕,由奥斯卡影后提名女星琼·艾伦担纲的此片把都柏林混乱的犯罪活动展现得淋漓尽致,也让我们对这个这个不甚发达的欧洲小国有了一个直观的了解。虽然本片不属于什么A级大制作,但是新闻工作者的艰辛和伟大献身精神仍然深深打动了我,相比我们的媒体工作者们,需要学习的东西真的很多,是否我们也该自问,人家流血是为什么?