狂风压境

　　巴迪（Homayoun Ershadi 饰）驾驶着自己的汽车，在遍布工地的郊外漫无目的的行驶，他搭载了一名入伍不久的新兵，和他讲述当年从军的经历，而后提出了自己的要求：出钱要新兵掩埋自己自杀后的尸体，新兵惊慌失措，跑掉了。巴迪继续寻找埋尸人，可工地上的流浪汉、神学院的学生，全部拒绝了他的请求。一位在博物馆工作的老人巴格里（Abdolrahman Bagheri 饰）登上了巴迪的车，巴格里曾经自杀，但最终为樱桃的甜美滋味所挽留，巴格里为了治疗儿子的病，应承下了巴迪的请托。巴迪在博物馆外踯躅，心中似乎产生了动摇……
　　本片获1997年戛纳电影节金棕榈奖，1998年波士顿影评人协会最佳外语片奖。

　　相恋四周年纪念日当晚，舒敏离奇失踪，案发现场一片狼藉，男友向泽被警方列为头号嫌疑人。神秘密室，幽幽海墅，一段错综复杂的迷宗魅影，一袭精心策划的爱的骗局。旧事.新恨，“相杀相爱”。一首关乎爱情.亲情.友情的冰与火之歌。

　　约翰·哈蒙以前是中央情报局/缉毒局特工。一日，缉毒局的贝克找到约翰，告诉他：半岛基地组织恐怖分子阿卜杜拉在墨西哥边境偷渡被捕，调查发现，伊斯兰恐怖团伙将利用墨西哥何塞·里维拉的贩毒走私路线，输送恐怖武器及人员进入美国。因此，贝克让约翰复出，组织人员阻止破坏二者的结盟。约翰同意复出，但提出任用他自己的人及设备。
　　墨西哥贩毒团伙老大何塞·里维拉，近期在伊斯坦布尔扩展毒贩业务，不断除掉那里的毒枭，霸占毒品销售市场。
　　约翰·哈蒙的搭档是诱人的FBI女特工扎拉，由她向约翰推荐一间谍无人机监控员马修·夏普。约翰推断何塞·里维拉将在伊斯坦布尔召开会议，于是三人飞往伊斯坦布尔。
　　在伊斯坦布尔酒店，何塞·里维拉与黎巴嫩真主党二号人物阿杨·穆贾希德会面，穆贾希德准备让里维拉输送恐怖分子阿卜杜尔·劳夫至美国……

　　在这个世界上，总有一些人因为他们的特立独行而被人铭记。杨（马克斯·冯·西多 Max von Sydow 饰）和伊娃（丽芙·乌曼 Liv Ullmann 饰）是一对个性独特的音乐家夫妻，战争的到来摧毁了他们赖以生存的家园，为了躲避战乱，两人乘船来到了一座小岛之上，在那里，夫妻两过上了日出而作日落而息的田园生活。
　　好景不长，战火很快就蔓延到了小岛上，军队和紧接而来的游击队打得不可开交，杨和伊娃好不容易得来的平静生活再度面临巨大危机，好在有好友雅克比（甘纳尔·布耶恩施特兰德 Gunnar Björnstrand 饰）慷慨地出手相救，他们才得以脱离险境。然而，令杨无法接受的是，雅克比在身为恩人的同时竟也是他的情敌，他和伊娃之间并不纯洁的关系令杨心中妒火中烧。

　　Stuart Gordon, considered a master of the horror genre thanks to classics like Re-Animator and Dagon, decides to do a different move in this strange trip to human morals.
　　
　　"King of the Ants" is about a regular guy, Sean Crawley(newcomer Chris McKenna), a man without any aspiration who just live in his apartment doing the necessary job to live to the next day. In one of his jobs he meets Duke(Gearge Wendt), who introduces Sean to his boss, Ray Matthews(played by Daniel Baldwin). Ray hires Sean as a spy, and orders him to follow Eric Gatlin(Roy Livingstone), an accountant who has been investigating Ray's company. Problems start when Ray, while drunk, orders Sean to kill Eric. And he does it. Things go wrong when Ray decides to make Sean disappear destroying his mind with violent punishment and humiliation.
　　
　　From the point where Sean kills Eric, we go in the same boat with him, as he goes through a downward spiral of human degradation, traveling from guilt, to confusion and finally to his rebirth, in a state where humanity, morals and values are not important anymore. Chris McKenna acting is very important because he manages to be likable even when he is part of gruesome acts, both as victim and/or criminal. He has that look of innocence that hides a dark side and he manages to carry the film.
　　
　　The support cast also includes Kari Wuhrer, as Eric's widow who also becomes a central part of Sean's trip to hell. She gives a fine performance, although it's obvious that Sean is the main character. He is the most developed of all and McKenna's performance is up to the challenge.
　　
　　The film has very disturbing images of violence, and while it may not be as graphic as "Kill Bill" for example, the strength of the violence is in the lack of humanity that the character manifest. He is more than an ant in this world. He is the king.
　　
　　Stuart Gordon has managed to create a film that, while maybe it's not one of his best efforts; it's very well done, has a VERY interesting story to tell, and manages to capture the attention every second of it.

　　该片改编自脱北女性的真实故事，讲述的是抛开家人，逃往韩国的母亲与憎恨自己的儿子在16年后重逢的故事。

　　一个年轻的和一个即将结束演艺生涯的女演员，各自用各自的爱与虐待方式挑逗老导演，而导演的权利是可以支配她们是否还能在舞台上存在……