北方無戰事

潔西卡．伍德沃斯 Jessica WOODWORTH

比利時、義大利、荷蘭、保加利亞、亞美尼亞 Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Armenia | 2023 | DCP | B&W | 94min

2023 鹿特丹影展大銀幕競賽單元 2023 布魯塞爾電影節最佳攝影 2023 亞美尼亞葉里溫電影節金杏獎競賽 驍勇善戰、野心勃勃的狙擊手盧卡一直渴望能為傳說中的「凱羅斯堡」效勞，抵抗聞風喪膽的惡勢力。歷經漫漫長途，他終於抵達北方、順利進入軍隊，皈依於名為「服從」的教條。但窒息高壓的領導方針與訓練，加上永遠未知的隱形敵人，使盧卡漸漸陷入懷疑與猜忌的漩渦。直到一次意外發生後，盧卡終於做出了改變現況的決定……。 本片為《國王外出中》導演潔西卡伍德沃斯首次獨立編導的長片作品，其反烏托邦式的政治諷諭與後真相命題，讓人不難聯想到喬治歐威爾的經典小說 <1984>。而遼闊荒野中豎立著巨大的水泥幾何建築，佐以絕美黑白攝影與精準構圖，彷彿更為前衛藝術版的《沙丘》；一絕的聲音設計與配樂巧妙揉合了此幻境般的視覺風格，詭異且帶有魔性地將觀者吸入其中，與盧卡一同冒險。 Luka, a young and ambitious soldier, embeds himself in the legendary Fort Kairos where heroic warriors defend the remains of civilization and battle against the dreaded forces of evil. His hopes to serve as an elite sniper are strongly crushed when he is suffocated high-pressure leadership, intense training, and the ever-present specter of hidden enemies lunge Luka into a whirlpool of doubt and suspicion. What's worse, he must submit to the code of Kairos: obedience-endurance-sacrifice. As he rises through the ranks, Luka finds joy and strength in friendships with Konstantin, an enigmatic radar engineer, and Geronimo, a light-hearted private.