In a violent world, a peace-loving man is forced on a desperate journey to find life-saving drugs for his wife but to get them he must first help an ornery old man defend his cabin against nefarious forces.
本片为独立纪录片导演蒋能杰留守儿童三部曲的第二部,另外两部分别为《路》和《加一》,蒋能杰致力于用影像关注社会,用镜头呼吁更多人关注留守儿童,重视乡村教育。
本片荣获第三届 凤凰视频纪录片大奖 最佳纪录长片奖、法兰克福影展 一等奖。
2009年:首次走进村小,镜头记录临时学校的22个学生(其中17个为
留守儿童),同时关注村小艰难申请重建。
2010年:重建后的村小调来张老师教两个班,代课十几年的张老师老
为转正问题烦心和奔波,跟拍的留守儿童的学习、心理、生活也面临
着种种问题。
2011年:代课的 张老师因种种不满,已离开村小,跟拍的孩子们面临
的问题愈加严重。
2012年:由于媒体的力量,村小的物质条件有所改变,但好像无力改
善更多。
2013年:留守儿童生活看是没什么变化,其实在悄悄变化着。
2014年:又是一年春节,而跟拍的留守儿童家庭 …… 。
2009: First glance at the village school, in which the lives of 22 students including 17 left-behind children, together with the unsmooth application of the school’s reconstruction, were focused on.
2010: Teacher Zhang, a supply teacher with more than 10 years teaching experience, was assigned to the reconstructed school. While in charge of two classes, he was concerned about, and striving for the obtainment of permanent teaching status. Meanwhile, folks began to doubt on the quality of the school buildings, as the left-behind children were facing numerous problems in life, study and emotion.
2011: Mr. Zhang left the school out of dissatisfaction. After he left, the problems those left-behind children were confronting with became more serious.
2012: Thanks to the media, the material condition of the village school began to turn around. However, it still had a long way to go.
2013: The situation of those left-behind children seems unchanged, but it turned out to get changed day by day.
2014:As another Spring Festival comes, what is going on in those left-behind families?
The film is a modern-day film noir in which the sardonic, ginsoaked detective contends with an odd cast of characters while tailing a mysterious, middle-aged man traveling with a Mexican boy from Chicago to Los Angeles. John Rosow is a Chicago gumshoe whose skill for cracking a case often comes with a price; he has a penchant for getting in over his head, but he never loses his...
迈克(保罗·吉亚玛提 Paul Giamatti 饰)是一名小镇律师,在帮一位老年痴呆症老头里奥(波特·杨 Burt Young 饰)打监护权官司时,阴差阳错自己成了里奥的监护人。光照顾老头还不够,里奥的外孙凯尔(阿历克斯·夏夫尔 Alex Shaffer 饰)又不期而 至,他因为和吸毒的母亲不和来投靠外公,迈克一家只好收留他,并安排他到附近高中念书。迈克同时还兼任该所高中摔跤队教练,很快发现凯尔是个很有天赋的摔跤手。局面似乎很“双赢”,里奥和凯尔得到生活上的照顾,迈克的队伍里多了个主力,每个月还有1500元监护收入补贴家用。
但平衡因为凯尔母亲辛迪(梅兰妮·林斯基 Melanie Lynskey 饰)到来而打破,她想夺回里奥的监护权,母亲来了,凯尔也没理由再和迈克一家生活在一起,但只有凯尔明白,他母亲对他和祖父丝毫没有关爱,一切目的只是祖父的钱…...
Outnumbered follows the daily chaos of family life and two parents and three young children locked in an unequal contest.
Across half-hour episodes, viewers witness an honest portrayal of the well-meaning parental incompetence that happens in most homes, as a beleaguered mum and dad attempt to raise their kids with the minimum of emotional damage for all concerned.