2010年5月29日 星期六
2010年5月23日 星期日
Ministers 'united' on Afghanistan

source: BBC News/BBC 中文網
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8698452.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/uk/2010/05/100523_uk_afghan_policy.shtml
The BBC's Mark Dummett says Britain's plan for Afghanistan is likely to receive a mixed response.
UK ministers have put on a united front after Defence Secretary Liam Fox suggested the focus in Afghanistan should move away from reconstruction.
He had said troops were there for UK security not for "the education policy in a broken 13th-century country".
But after talks with Afghan leaders in Kabul he and International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell both stressed their commitment to redevelopment.
Foreign Secretary William Hague refused to set a date for UK troop withdrawal.
Before the talks, which took place on an unprecedented trip to Afghanistan by the three Cabinet ministers, Dr Fox argued in the Times newspaper that British troops were not in the country to fix Afghan society.
'Strong words'
"We have to reset expectations and timelines," he said. "National security is the focus now. We are not a global policeman. We are not in Afghanistan for the sake of the education policy in a broken 13th-century country. We are there so the people of Britain and our global interests are not threatened."
The BBC's Mark Dummett in Kabul said these were "strong words" from Dr Fox that signalled the new administration was considering a different approach to the war from its Labour predecessors.
But in a separate interview, Mr Mitchell said creating a stable society in Afghanistan was "absolutely crucial".
"We need to ensure that we help the Afghan people to build a functioning state," he said.
"That's about providing basic education and healthcare facilities but it's also about ensuring there are opportunities for promoting livelihoods so that people have jobs."
Dr Fox and Mr Mitchell later put on a united front when they appeared at a press conference at the British Embassy after the talks.
Dr Fox said Mr Karzai himself had used the phrase "a country that looked like a 13th or 14th century state" to refer to the Afghanistan left behind by the Taliban.
He added: "Of course, what I was pointing out, and I welcome the opportunity to amplify it, is that the primary reason for sending our armed forces to Afghanistan was one of national security.
"But clearly if we are to make the long term gains that will provide the stability to maintain the momentum when our armed forces eventually hand over to the forces of the Afghans, we will require a long period of development in concert with the international authorities, the NGOs and our and other countries' aid programmes."
'No end date'
Mr Mitchell added: "Liam Fox does demonstrate that you can't get a cigarette paper between his views and mine on the importance of joining together better and more effectively defence, diplomacy and development."
Mr Hague refused to set any time frame for Britain's military involvement in Afghanistan.
He told reporters: "Our commitment to success in Afghanistan is one of the things that will help to bring about success.
"And therefore setting end dates for any part of our activity doesn't help actually bring it to a successful conclusion."
Earlier, Col Richard Kemp, former commander of British troops in Afghanistan, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme there seemed to be a "change of approach" from the government but that ministers needed to "get their act together on the message".
Fighting the insurgents that threatened the security of Britain and creating a functioning Afghan state and were both valid objectives, he said.
William Hague and Hamid Karzai took part in discussions
"The priority, as Liam Fox says, is to deal with the security situation in Afghanistan and to ensure the streets of the UK and the rest of the world are safer than they are at present.
"But in order for them to do that, we must rebuild and repair the society in Afghanistan - and that does include things like education policy, the economy, governance etc."
Mr Hague earlier said the three ministers were travelling together to ensure they had "a properly coherent British approach to Afghanistan".
The three Conservative ministers met senior Afghan politicians, including President Hamid Karzai, and General McChrystal.
The talks came after a Sea King helicopter carrying British troops was hit by enemy fire while landing in Helmand province in the south of Afghanistan.
An Army spokesman said the aircraft was arriving at a checkpoint in the Nad-e Ali on Friday when it was hit.
The Ministry of Defence has also announced that about 8,000 British troops based in Helmand province are to come under the operational command of the US.
The move is part of a restructuring of Nato forces, with command and control in southern Afghanistan split into two.
英國新政府承諾「阿富汗政策不變」
正在阿富汗訪問的英國外相黑格拒絕為英軍撤離阿富汗制定一個準確日期,但警告說,英國政府希望盡快從阿富汗撤軍。
黑格同國防大臣福克斯、國際發展事務大臣米徹爾周六(5月22日)會見了阿富汗總統卡爾扎伊。
黑格在會談中向卡爾扎伊明確表示,英國政府希望阿富汗能夠配合國際形勢,盡快結束該國的長期不穩定局勢。
三名英國內閣大臣再次強調了英國致力於長期援助阿富汗的努力與決心。他們表示,阿富汗的安全直接關係到英國和國際社會的安全。
言論反覆
但在此之前,國防大臣福克斯在阿富汗政策方面發表了不同語調的談話。
他在接受「泰晤士報」採訪時曾說,英國軍隊在阿富汗作戰是為了英國的安全,而不是 「在一個滿目瘡痍的13世紀國家推行教育」。
他還說,英國不是國際警察,英軍在阿富汗並不是為了那裏的安全,而是為了英國本國的安全及其全球利益。
但在同阿富汗官員會見之後三名英國大臣統一了口徑。他們指出,幫助阿富汗建立一個穩定的社會「至關重要」,英國將繼續致力於阿富汗的和平穩定與重建。
福克斯解釋自己此前的講話說,卡爾扎伊形容被塔利班破壞的阿富汗「如同一個13或14世紀的國家」,他不過是引用了卡爾扎伊的描述。
BBC駐喀布爾記者杜米特說,福克斯此前所使用的「強硬言辭」可能表明,英國新政府正考慮在阿富汗問題上採用和其前任工黨政府不同的政策。
網路來源: 2010年05月24日 11:04 來源:國際線上
http://big5.ce.cn/gate/big5/intl.ce.cn/qqss/201005/24/t20100524_21436927.shtml
據英國《泰晤士報》24日報道,英國國防大臣福克斯上週六(22日)形容阿富汗為“一個破敗的13世紀國家”,被認為嚴重損害了英國和阿富汗之間的外交關係,阿富汗人譴責福克斯的種族主義以及不尊重阿富汗的行為。
福克斯的此次言論是上週六在一個公開採訪中表明的,該言論引來阿富汗政府、官員以及當地媒體的憤怒。據阿富汗一名高級官員表示,福克斯對於阿富汗國家的定義是在上週六與總統卡爾扎伊的會面中提出的,總統卡爾扎伊對於這個言論深表不滿。
福克斯在採訪中是這麼說的:“軍事行動和人道主義目標是有區別的,我們在這裡(指英軍在阿富汗)不是為了在這個‘破敗的13世紀的國家’實施人道主義啟蒙教育,而是為了英國的全球利益不受威脅。”
阿富汗政府一名高級官員稱:“福克斯的看法似乎是在說阿富汗自13世紀以來就一直沒有改變,這意味著在說阿富汗還處在一個部族社會或者中世紀社會。我不覺得這是一個起碼的互相尊重,這個言論本身就說明瞭缺乏信任和尊重。”
這個言論觸怒了阿富汗當地媒體,Arman-e Melli昨天立即撰文表示:“我們不需要英國人在阿富汗。”一位消息人士稱,福克斯的此番言論將使得英國和阿富汗的關係變差。
福克斯和英國外交部長威廉·黑格(William Hague)、國際開發大臣米歇爾(Andrew Mitchell)于昨晚一起回了英國。英國國防部一名發言人否認福克斯的言論是要與阿富汗對抗,並說這些言論是“毫無依據、沒有道理的。”而福克斯的辦公室則表示:“阿富汗總統卡爾扎伊本人曾有類似的話說過,塔利班留下了一個13或14世紀落後的阿富汗。”(李冉) (責任編輯:師子奇)
2010年5月22日 星期六
烏干達天空下 War Dance

片名: 烏干達天空下
原文: War Dance
導演: Sean Fine、Andrea Nix Fine
編劇: Sean Fine、Andrea Nix Fine
攝影: Sean Fine
剪輯: Jeff Consiglio
作曲: Asche & Spencer
演員: Rose、Dominic、Nancy
出品: 2007年
這是一部紀錄片,紀錄的是長達20年的烏干達內戰中的孩童。2005年成立的非營利紀錄片製作公司Shine Global希望藉由紀錄片的形式,提醒世人關注這個世界上背負戰爭創傷的孩童,並為政治和社會帶來改變。首部作品即邀請導演夫婦Sean Fine和Andrea Nix Fine執導。
導演夫婦決定不以戰爭實況來呈現戰爭的的殘酷。他們發現難民營中的孩童津津樂道的是一年一度在首都坎帕拉舉行的「全國音樂舞蹈大賽」。「我們一聽到戰區的小學今年可能可以參加比賽的消息,立刻看到一個很獨特的故事可能性,一個可以不把這些孩子只是當作受害者,而是去呈現他們不可思議的韌性、尊嚴跟才華。」「我們清楚知道這將是這些孩子們這輩子經歷過最美好與正面的一件事。這也是我們一定要跟大家講的故事。」
Patong是位於烏干達最北最偏遠的難民營,每個月聯合國會專車載運糧食供給此處的6萬Acholi族難民。因懼怕被俘虜,他們無法下田耕作,無法過正常的生活,附近叛軍活動頻繁,甚至救援團體都不敢靠近,依賴政府軍一天24小時軍事戒護。
當叛軍攻擊他們家鄉的村落時,政府軍和聯合國無力為他們提供任何援助,只限定他們在48小時內自行徒步到Patong,在自己的國家成為難民。此區原只規劃五戶住家,卻湧入超過5萬人。
在Patong的6萬Acholi族難民中,有3萬名孩童曾被擄為童兵,全烏干達境內有二百萬Acholi族人逃入類似的政府保護營躲避叛軍,世人常以為這就是非洲人的生活方式,但音樂使他們忘掉過去的經驗。
「當我唱歌時,我覺得一切又跟過去一樣美好。」
「音樂是Acholi文化裡最重要的部份,在我們的傳統裡,連戰爭都無法使我們失去音樂。」
「當孩子在跳Bwola傳統舞蹈時,我在他們的臉上看到巨大的自信,你知道這是他們文化的一部份。」
「跳舞時我以身為Acholi族為榮,你必需毫無所懼,像個戰士。」
「跳舞的時候,我的煩惱都消失,難民營也消失。我感覺到風在吹,我感覺到清新的空氣,我自由了,我感覺到我的家。」
「戰爭留給我們很多的傷痕,但我們的故事不只如此。我們還可以成為最棒的-冠軍,當我們跳舞時,人們就會知道我們來自哪個部落-Acholi。」
透過這場脫穎自20,000所學校的比賽,人們看到他們時,不再存著偏見歧視-北方來的,草叢來的,叛軍,殺人犯。。。
「拍攝【烏干達天空下】最困難的地方就在於替每個「戰爭故事」找到一個獨立的風格──也就是影片中孩子們回憶他們心靈受創最劇的片段。我們面對的是紀錄片的 老問題:「如何呈現已經發生過的事件?」但我們知道我們不想要用直接再現的方式。我們想要讓觀眾感覺他們在看著孩子們回憶真實發生的事件時,他們是身在孩 子們的回憶裡,在他們現在還揮之不去的夢魘裡。」
導演挑選了三個孩子,Rose、Dominic和Nancy回到事情的現場,講述他們的悲痛經歷。他們的父母親家人或被俘虜或被殺害,他們被迫從大鍋裡指認出自己父母的頭顱。他們被迫充當叛軍童兵,用鋤頭砍死無辜的農民,其他的孩童被迫在旁觀看。他們只有9-13歲。
小女孩回到當年父親被殺的現場。
「上帝把你帶走,我的弟弟妹妹都還來不及認識他,也許有一天上帝會將他帶回來,將他放在我心裡。」
記憶使他們崩潰,但他們知道必需承受這一切痛苦讓世人知道這些真相。
鏡頭貼近孩子的臉龐,紀錄下他們的痛苦回憶,對照於此的是烏干達美麗的地景、叢林、天空,導演用Panasonic Varicam的高解析度24p攝影機,用不同的鏡頭和攝影速度賦予影片特有的電影感-強而有力的視覺風格。對孩子、對觀眾都是一場心靈震撼。
「在我心裡,我不是戰爭的小孩,我有才華,我是音樂家,Acholi族人,是我們部落未來的希望。」
2010年5月17日 星期一
英國防部調查「軍裝種族口號」MoD probes 'inappropriate' term on soldier's uniform
source:BBC News/新聞來源:BBC中文網
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8554242.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/uk/2010/03/100307_mod_racist.shtml
Page last updated at 12:58 GMT, Sunday, 7 March 2010

The MoD has launched an investigation after a photograph of a soldier who had an offensive message written on his kit appeared in its official magazine.
The serviceman's left kneepad has "Get some Paki" scrawled on it. His picture featured in Soldier magazine alongside a story about new rations for troops.
The MoD said an investigation was under way to identify the soldier.
Last year, Prince Harry apologised for using offensive language to describe a Pakistani member of his army platoon.
'Racist behaviour'
The picture was printed in January's edition of Soldier, the magazine of the British army published for the UK armed forces by the Ministry of Defence.
Officials airbrushed the online version, but thousands have already been put on sale, with 70,000 sent to serving British troops - many in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Defence said it was aware of a photograph and an "inappropriate remark" on a soldier's uniform.
"The Army does not tolerate racist behaviour," added the spokesman.
"All those who are found to fall short of the Army's high standards or who are found to have committed an offence under the Armed Forces Act 2006 are dealt with administratively or through the discipline process."
In January 2009, Prince Harry got in trouble after a video diary was published by a national newspaper in which the prince called one of his then Sandhurst colleagues a "Paki".
He said he had used the term as a nickname about a friend and without any malice.
在由英國國防部主辦的《士兵》雜誌中,一張照片上的英軍士兵軍服上出現帶有種族歧視色彩的字樣。
從照片上可以看出,這名士兵的左側護膝上塗寫有「抓住那些巴基佬」的字樣。
英國國防部周日(3月7日)表示,已經開始調查,要查明這名士兵的身份。
在英國,「巴基佬」一向被視為侮辱巴基斯坦人的貶義詞。
去年,英國王子哈里也因使用這個字眼形容他在軍校中的戰友被媒體曝光。
後來,哈里被迫道歉,並表示自己絲毫沒有惡意。
紀律處分
這次惹麻煩的照片刊登在今年一月出版的《士兵》雜誌上。該雜誌由國防部主辦,面向全英陸軍發行。
在雜誌的網站上,照片已經經過加工處理,抹掉了不該出現的字眼。但是,數千份印刷雜誌已經上市出售,七萬冊被送往駐外英軍,其中許多都在阿富汗。
國防部發言人說,「英軍不容忍任何種族主義行為」。
這名發言人還說,任何未能達到英軍高標準的人以及違反了《2006年陸軍法案》的人,都將受到行政或者紀律處分。
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8554242.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/uk/2010/03/100307_mod_racist.shtml
Page last updated at 12:58 GMT, Sunday, 7 March 2010

The MoD has launched an investigation after a photograph of a soldier who had an offensive message written on his kit appeared in its official magazine.
The serviceman's left kneepad has "Get some Paki" scrawled on it. His picture featured in Soldier magazine alongside a story about new rations for troops.
The MoD said an investigation was under way to identify the soldier.
Last year, Prince Harry apologised for using offensive language to describe a Pakistani member of his army platoon.
'Racist behaviour'
The picture was printed in January's edition of Soldier, the magazine of the British army published for the UK armed forces by the Ministry of Defence.
Officials airbrushed the online version, but thousands have already been put on sale, with 70,000 sent to serving British troops - many in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Defence said it was aware of a photograph and an "inappropriate remark" on a soldier's uniform.
"The Army does not tolerate racist behaviour," added the spokesman.
"All those who are found to fall short of the Army's high standards or who are found to have committed an offence under the Armed Forces Act 2006 are dealt with administratively or through the discipline process."
In January 2009, Prince Harry got in trouble after a video diary was published by a national newspaper in which the prince called one of his then Sandhurst colleagues a "Paki".
He said he had used the term as a nickname about a friend and without any malice.
在由英國國防部主辦的《士兵》雜誌中,一張照片上的英軍士兵軍服上出現帶有種族歧視色彩的字樣。
從照片上可以看出,這名士兵的左側護膝上塗寫有「抓住那些巴基佬」的字樣。
英國國防部周日(3月7日)表示,已經開始調查,要查明這名士兵的身份。
在英國,「巴基佬」一向被視為侮辱巴基斯坦人的貶義詞。
去年,英國王子哈里也因使用這個字眼形容他在軍校中的戰友被媒體曝光。
後來,哈里被迫道歉,並表示自己絲毫沒有惡意。
紀律處分
這次惹麻煩的照片刊登在今年一月出版的《士兵》雜誌上。該雜誌由國防部主辦,面向全英陸軍發行。
在雜誌的網站上,照片已經經過加工處理,抹掉了不該出現的字眼。但是,數千份印刷雜誌已經上市出售,七萬冊被送往駐外英軍,其中許多都在阿富汗。
國防部發言人說,「英軍不容忍任何種族主義行為」。
這名發言人還說,任何未能達到英軍高標準的人以及違反了《2006年陸軍法案》的人,都將受到行政或者紀律處分。
2010年5月16日 星期日
智利原住民被當野人展出 一百卅年後返鄉國葬
新聞來源:udn 聯合新聞網
歐洲特派員 陳玉慧 January 20, 2010 12:00 AM
這是一趟遙遠漫長的返家之旅。五位南美印地安人當年被人拐騙到歐洲,在130年後,才被人在一所瑞士大學內發現屍體並送回故鄉。
1881年,一位德國冒險家哈根貝克在南美洲拐騙了11名原住民,送至歐洲以「黑人動物園」為號召,在法國、德國和瑞士等地四處巡迴演出,吸引了超過50萬人購票欣賞。
這些被當成野獸展覽的原住民,必須做一些雜耍特技娛樂觀眾。當年流行這種形式的「野人或原始人」展覽,除了非洲和南美洲原住民外,也有包括中國人在內的亞洲人,展地遍布整個歐洲。這些人像動物或商品般四處展出,是上世紀初帝國主義瓦解前最嚴重的種族歧視秀。
紀錄片導演慕西和歷史學家貝茲去年偶然發現,當年被展出的成員中有五位屍體仍保存在瑞士蘇黎世大學人類學系,在告知智利政府後,上周已由智利政府派出該族代表前往蘇黎世取回,智利政府以盛大軍禮迎接,運至智利南部國葬。
這五位屍骨尚存的原住民屬於智利最古老的卡維斯夸(Kawesqar)印地安族,該族的故居便在今天的火地島 (Tierra del Feugo)。代表迎接遺體的該族大老卡他朗主持了葬禮,以油拱養屍骨,裝在蘆葦編成的箱內,由海獅皮包裝,葬入火地島南部族土上。
智利總統巴契雷特女士親自迎接遺體,並向卡族人士致歉,她說,智利政府犯下大錯,不該容許此事發生。當年德國投機冒險家哈根貝克是在智利政府縱容下,才得以將11名原住民運到歐洲,智利媒體已找到證據,認為當年智利政府以賤價出賣原住民。智利媒體因此呼籲政府必須向原住民正式道歉。
原住民當年抵達歐洲後,曾在巴黎、柏林、萊比鍚、紐倫堡和蘇黎世等地巡迴演出,造成空前轟動,展覽的海報上寫著:火國來的野人。原住民與動物一起展出,並被當成動物對待。
11人中的5人在一年後的1882年,因體質和水土不服,被痲疹及肺炎等傳染病擊倒而死亡。他們的屍骸被保存在蘇黎世大學,另外六人後來獲准回國,但其中一人死於大西洋運送途中。
慕西在蘇黎世大學發現這五具屍骨後,開始籌備紀錄片的拍攝,他說,發現智利原住民在130年前被歐洲人如此對待,是他這一生情緒最煎熬的時刻,他並期待歷史永遠被人記得,不必再重蹈覆轍。
始作俑者德國投機冒險家哈根貝克至今在德國仍大名鼎鼎,至少在漢堡市立動物園內,他的事蹟仍被光榮地陳列出來。
歐洲特派員 陳玉慧 January 20, 2010 12:00 AM
這是一趟遙遠漫長的返家之旅。五位南美印地安人當年被人拐騙到歐洲,在130年後,才被人在一所瑞士大學內發現屍體並送回故鄉。
1881年,一位德國冒險家哈根貝克在南美洲拐騙了11名原住民,送至歐洲以「黑人動物園」為號召,在法國、德國和瑞士等地四處巡迴演出,吸引了超過50萬人購票欣賞。
這些被當成野獸展覽的原住民,必須做一些雜耍特技娛樂觀眾。當年流行這種形式的「野人或原始人」展覽,除了非洲和南美洲原住民外,也有包括中國人在內的亞洲人,展地遍布整個歐洲。這些人像動物或商品般四處展出,是上世紀初帝國主義瓦解前最嚴重的種族歧視秀。
紀錄片導演慕西和歷史學家貝茲去年偶然發現,當年被展出的成員中有五位屍體仍保存在瑞士蘇黎世大學人類學系,在告知智利政府後,上周已由智利政府派出該族代表前往蘇黎世取回,智利政府以盛大軍禮迎接,運至智利南部國葬。
這五位屍骨尚存的原住民屬於智利最古老的卡維斯夸(Kawesqar)印地安族,該族的故居便在今天的火地島 (Tierra del Feugo)。代表迎接遺體的該族大老卡他朗主持了葬禮,以油拱養屍骨,裝在蘆葦編成的箱內,由海獅皮包裝,葬入火地島南部族土上。
智利總統巴契雷特女士親自迎接遺體,並向卡族人士致歉,她說,智利政府犯下大錯,不該容許此事發生。當年德國投機冒險家哈根貝克是在智利政府縱容下,才得以將11名原住民運到歐洲,智利媒體已找到證據,認為當年智利政府以賤價出賣原住民。智利媒體因此呼籲政府必須向原住民正式道歉。
原住民當年抵達歐洲後,曾在巴黎、柏林、萊比鍚、紐倫堡和蘇黎世等地巡迴演出,造成空前轟動,展覽的海報上寫著:火國來的野人。原住民與動物一起展出,並被當成動物對待。
11人中的5人在一年後的1882年,因體質和水土不服,被痲疹及肺炎等傳染病擊倒而死亡。他們的屍骸被保存在蘇黎世大學,另外六人後來獲准回國,但其中一人死於大西洋運送途中。
慕西在蘇黎世大學發現這五具屍骨後,開始籌備紀錄片的拍攝,他說,發現智利原住民在130年前被歐洲人如此對待,是他這一生情緒最煎熬的時刻,他並期待歷史永遠被人記得,不必再重蹈覆轍。
始作俑者德國投機冒險家哈根貝克至今在德國仍大名鼎鼎,至少在漢堡市立動物園內,他的事蹟仍被光榮地陳列出來。
2010年5月2日 星期日
純真11歲 Innocent Voices

片名: 純真11歲
原文: Innocent Voices
導演: 路易士.曼多吉(Luis Mandoki)
編劇: Oscar Orlando Torres
演員: 卡洛斯.帕迪拉(Carlos Padilla)、蕾奧娜.華莉拉(Leonor Varela)
出品: 2004年
電影的開場預言一場血腥震撼的悲劇即將隨著滂沱的雨季和童兵男孩的腳步漫開。
薩爾瓦多是中美洲幅員最小、人口最密集的國家,在冷戰時期,薩爾瓦多也無法避免地成為美國對抗蘇聯共產主義的一只棋子。美國一貫的政策扶植親美的獨裁政權在政治上誅殺異己,在經濟上獨霸產業造成社會的嚴重貧富不均和動亂,1979年十月的軍事政變終於推波助瀾點燃了薩爾瓦多的內戰,薩爾瓦多共產黨馬蒂民族解放陣線起而武裝對抗獨裁政府。這場內戰長達12年,死亡人數超過75,000人。
薩爾瓦多首都附近成為兩軍激戰的場域,雙方互有進退無止無休,老百姓忍受每日宵禁,夜夜街頭激戰。長期戰爭引發兵源不足,政府軍於是強徵剛滿12歲的男孩參軍,成為每一個男孩和家庭的成長夢魘,成年男子離家出走海外或加入抵抗軍,女子和更小的孩童被迫背負起家庭經濟的重擔。
這是一部黑色的電影,一切的景物、建築、街廓甚至雨季的傾盆大雨都濛上一層褪之不去的黑。導演使用了大量的中景鏡頭再現街巷激戰的場景,從窗口,穿堂入室,子彈咻咻呼嘯而過,那影像聲響如此逼真駭人,那夜的黑和恐懼,直上心頭。
為躲避徵兵,家有12歲男孩的家庭互傳紙條通報政府軍來臨的日子,成排的男孩平臥村裡依勢起伏的斜屋頂躲避巡查,俯角鏡頭拉開浪漫而哀傷的畫面。
男孩無法躲避一次密集一次的徵兵行動,轉而投入反抗軍,卻在政府軍的夜襲中成為俘虜。電影開場雙手抱頭在大雨中被士兵押往河邊行進的男孩們,完成了電影中最殘酷野蠻的鏡頭-他們一個挨著一個就地而跪,被士兵由後方射殺。。。
終於,小男孩查瓦也度過了他的12歲生日。他堅強的母親決定不讓她的兒子接受這樣的命運。她賣掉唯一賴以營生的縫紉機勉強湊足路費讓他12歲的兒子獨自踏上非法入境美國的旅程。
多年後,這個小男孩在美國成功生存下來並想辦法將他的母親和弟妹一起接往美國團聚。他寫書紀錄下這個不平凡的經歷,而且這本書被改編成這部令人動容的電影。
2010年5月1日 星期六
Tribute to Syd Barrett
紀念Syd Barrett (1946-2006)
你短暫青春的璀璨美好永不被遺忘
反叛26歲的魔咒
你在此 你確不在此
唯願你孤獨迷亂的靈魂
終得其所
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
Remember when you were young
You shone like the sun
Shine on you crazy diamond
Now there's a look in your eyes
Like black holes in the sky
Shine on you crazy diamond
You were caught on the cross fire of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine
You reached for the secret too soon
You cried for the moon
Shine on you crazy diamond
Threatened by shadows at night
And exposed in the light
Shine on you crazy diamond
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cold breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
你短暫青春的璀璨美好永不被遺忘
反叛26歲的魔咒
你在此 你確不在此
唯願你孤獨迷亂的靈魂
終得其所
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
Remember when you were young
You shone like the sun
Shine on you crazy diamond
Now there's a look in your eyes
Like black holes in the sky
Shine on you crazy diamond
You were caught on the cross fire of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine
You reached for the secret too soon
You cried for the moon
Shine on you crazy diamond
Threatened by shadows at night
And exposed in the light
Shine on you crazy diamond
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cold breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
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