极端邪恶

　　Yiannis doesn’t have much going for him, save for his adorable dog, Jimi, and his fast-approaching date to get out of Cyprus for good. But when Jimi wanders across the U.N. buffer zone and into the section of the island Turkey seized more than forty years ago, an unregulated state unrecognized by the rest of the world, Yiannis learns, bringing a dog back over the border is not as easy as walking straight home. He enlists a mismatched band of accomplices from every side of the Cyprus dispute to find a way to get Jimi back, while never leaving the land he calls home.
　　Writer and director Marios Piperides has been producing films in Cyprus for more than a decade, and his inside knowledge pays dividends in this narrative feature debut—a whip-smart comedy on legality, disputed nationality, and the frameworks that are erected to maintain a fragile peace. He demonstrates his compassion for locals on both sides of the divide, as he tenderly captures their struggle to find hope and make a living in a divided land. Such serious themes pair perfectly with Piperides’s sense of humor: As Yiannis’s efforts dip farther into absurdity, they offer a send-up of the forces that prolong a conflict that has been poorly understood and largely forgotten by the outside world.

　　2025年，战争结束的一年后，乌克兰军人塞吉回到现实生活。创伤后的日子并不容易，工厂主管嫌弃、同袍轻生、关厂失业，连家裡的熨斗都不管用，只能在野外猛射人形靶发洩。失业的他因缘际会加入挖寻军人遗体的「黑色鬱金香」计画，认识了志工卡蒂亚，在荒芜废地挖掘的同时，也像掏挖著满是创伤的自己，打开被战争所侵蚀的腐肉，希冀能长出生存的勇气。
　　乌克兰与俄罗斯间的战争带来空前生态灾难，导演以独特的镜头语言、惊人的场景与摄影，为人物打造出剧场般的舞台。以满佈地雷的区域、废弃的矿场与工厂污染的土地与水源，突显人们面对冰冷的战后景况，是如何的渺小而无用。片中更巧妙植入前苏联名导狄嘉维托夫作品，搬演一齣讽刺幽默的冷调人生。
　　「在乌克兰，你必须当个乐观主义者。」——瓦伦廷瓦夏诺维奇