The Second World War was the most destructive conflict in history, laying waste not only to Europe’s people but also its infrastructure, institutions and its moral foundations. Only at the war’s end was the true scale of human suffering and misery revealed, and so devastating was the scene that Europe was dubbed ‘The New Dark Continent'. But for civilians in particular, liberation often marked not the end of their troubles but the beginning of new ones, with famine and disease widespread and an atmosphere thick with ethnic tension and revenge.　　This film will re-examine the aftermath of the War to ask if too much stress has been laid on an optimistic view of victory in Europe with celebratory images of VE day and newsreel coverage of the liberation of places like Paris. While narratives of hope and reconciliation are important, are parallel stories showing the darker side of peace yet to receive due prominence? Liberation was bitter, bloody and vengeful, and there were profound and pervasive fears that the peace could be lost. Through rare archive and unique personal testimony, this film reveals the ‘poisoned peace’ of 1945 to throw light on a post-war Europe where civilisation teetered on the brink of chaos, but the story of the transition from war to peace forms the hinge on which modern European history turns.

丹尼是个冷漠的美国摄影师，而克丽丝来自东欧，这个脆弱的女人经常会突然陷入情绪低落，表现出古怪行为。他们两人完全无法进行语言交流，丹尼只会说英语，克丽丝只能说法语。性是他们唯一的交流手段。他们为相互之间所激发的强烈性欲而难分难舍，特别是克丽丝，总是极端饥渴，几乎疯狂地追求性爱。或许只有用性才能使他们每天都几近崩溃的关系得到愈合，他们总是为鸡毛蒜皮的小事发生争吵，而在这时候他们就会为语言不通而备受折磨。 　　为了创作，丹尼带着克丽丝从洛杉矶前往29片棕榈叶小镇和约舒亚国家森林公园，开着车一路寻找最合适的创作地点。他们在车上过了四天四夜，在荒芜的庞大沙漠中失去了方向，通过不断的做爱、吵架、亲吻、闲聊等生活琐碎来消磨时间，直到某件恐怖、病态的意外结束了这一切。

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加斯荷伯（布鲁诺·斯列斯坦 Bruno S. 饰）从小生活在不见天日的地下室里，仅靠稀少的水源和面包维持生命，直到数十年后，早已成年的他才被带离地下室，第一次亲眼看到了外面的大千世界。可是，噩梦并没有结束，他只不过是从一个地狱跌落到了另一个。在人们的眼中，加斯荷伯并非一个有血有肉的人类，只是一个可供研究和玩乐的部件罢了。刚开始，人们对加斯荷伯充满了好奇，并且，这些好奇里包含了某些恶意。渐渐地，对这个无趣而可怜的物体，大家都失去了兴趣，加斯荷伯被送进了马戏团。几经波折之后，被一名学者收留的加斯荷伯终于过上了平静安全的生活，学者教会了他读写，为他打开了了解世界的另一扇大门。没想到，加斯荷伯对于文明和文化有着异常敏锐和深刻的见解，面对他尖锐直白的语言，被戳到痛处的人类愤怒了。