You are not far from home, only 10,000 kilometers away - "Polar Rebirth" may change your life. You used to be inexplicably restless and uncontrollably angry with your loved ones, making them live in the shadow of your spiritual pollution ? Are you still worried and worried about the impermanence of life, the bleak future, and the hopelessness of the future? If possible, would you be willing to spend three years doing one thing and then solving all your current problems? If you don't have that much time, would you like to spend two and a half hours doing one thing with your heart, just one thing, and try to solve all your current problems? Come with me! Let's turn on the TV and disc player, and solemnly send in the disc of "Polar Rebirth", and start our polar escape journey. Just do it. Time takes us back to the winter of 1944, Bayern, Germany. The snow was flying, the heads were shaking, the noise, the shouting, the urging, the hustle and bustle... This is the railway station where the German army is about to go to the Soviet Union. German Major Klee. Givings hugged his tearful wife, "I'll be back soon, I'm coming back for Christmas." The five- or six-year-old daughter looked up at him, "Dad, you'll come back with a postcard for me. Is it?" Even though Kivins was reluctant, there was only one sentence at this moment, "I will. I promise you." Kivins hugged his daughter tightly, his eyes slowly extending into the distance... The film omits all the wars The scene of gunpowder, the camera turned, took us directly to the Soviet military court under Stalin's head. "The defendant was charged with guerrilla activities, convicted, and sentenced to re-education through labor. 25 years in prison." A train full of German prisoners of war travels across Siberia in a snowstorm. The German soldiers were numb from the cold and their faces were pale. Keevens huddled in the group of prisoners of war, his face frozen in the cold he had never experienced, and he could hardly move. A German soldier who understands geography explained their destination to the poor companions, "We are far away from the European continent, the Etis River is behind us, and if we go further east, we will approach the Yenisei River, and then the Lena River... As for Cape Diniff, it's farther east, and it takes years to get there, and we'll never get there because we'd already freeze or starve to death along the way." A barren, bone-chilling prison with no walls around it and fences, because no need. Trying to escape would only get oneself into the vast snow field within the Arctic Circle, either freezing to death or starving to death. All prisoners were not allowed to hide any items or letters, otherwise they would be stripped naked and frozen to death in the blizzard. Those who survived were considered able to work and were sent to the coal mines to dig coal. Injuries and deaths happen every day. The main task of the doctor here is to issue the death certificate. Keevens's companions have been desperately at the mercy of others, and only he has vowed to flee. The first escape failed, and Kivins was captured and locked in an open-air sewer in the freezing cold, where the freezing rain washed him day and night. Incredibly, he didn't die. Because of his implication, his companions were fasted for five days, and starvation caused them to raise the club of hatred and beat Keevens mercilessly. However, there was only one thing on his mind, I was going to run away, I was going to go home. After the injury, Kivins grabbed the clothes of the prison doctor Starco, "You want to save me, I want to write a letter home." "But it will never be sent to your home." The doctor said. But Keevens' perseverance and determination still moved the doctor. In fact, the German Starko prison doctor has already made preparations for escape, and even prepared simple supplies for this purpose. But he had just learned that he had cancer and could no longer afford a long flight. He gave Keevens hope of survival. With the help of a doctor, Keyvins escaped from this hell on a snowy night. In terms of time, Keevens should have spent four years in prison at this time. Here we should focus on a key figure, that is, the Soviet captain Shigoff in charge of prison security. This person basically has the same expression in the film - cruelty and indifference under the calm appearance. But he and Kivins have one thing in common, that is, the same perseverance, never giving up until he achieves his goals. After the prison sent a search team to capture Keevens for five days without success, everyone believed that he had died in the freezing cold of minus 40 degrees, but Schgoff firmly believed that he was definitely alive. Because Schgoff knew that the man's willpower would enable him to perform miracles. So until the end of the film, Shigerf has always been like an alert hound, following Keevens closely. In the following one and a half hours, the film tells the various experiences of Keevens' escape life. The help and cannibalism of hunters and gold diggers, the attack of wild wolves, the kindness of Yakutsk residents, the reports of forest workers, the shocking scene of being almost caught by Shigoff and successfully escaping again. In the seemingly calm and orderly narration, the hearts of the audience are always held tightly, and the shock index is no less than the shock brought by Hollywood action blockbusters. The film presents wonderful details from time to time, here are a few examples: Feature 1: The little food that Keevens brought has been eaten. Facing the snowy fields around him, Keevens knelt down in despair and screamed to the sky, "We are here. Heavenly Father, please give me food..." As if the gods knew, a plump seal suddenly appeared in the field of vision. Givings was amazed, took out the pistol that Doctor Star gave him, and aimed at it with his trembling hand... Kivings cut open the seal's belly and slowly inserted his frozen feet into the seal's warm body, "I'm sorry, I'm going to borrow your fat. I'm going home." Feature 2: Keevens, who has been walking in the snow all day, is exhausted and can hardly believe he can get out of Siberia. Apart from the heavy snow, he couldn't see anything. However, a miracle occurred, and a small tree suddenly appeared in front of him - a small tree that symbolized hope and life. Although it trembled uncontrollably in the wind and snow, it still stood there firmly and straight. An ecstatic Kivins ran to it and hugged it tightly, shouting, "It's a tree, you're a tree. I'm almost there!" In the blink of an eye, in August 1952, Kivins, who had been on the run for nearly three years, came to Soviet Central Asia. Here there is a school of customs and customs in the Xinjiang region of our country that we are familiar with. Here, Kivins, who has become a beggar with obvious features of escape, has attracted the attention of a Polish Jew. Surprisingly, the Jew did not go to the nearby "Soviet Police Headquarters" to report Kivins, but took him back to his home, groomed him, and gave him a fake pass and passport. The director arranged such a monologue for the Jews here, "You want to know why the Jews help the Germans? Although the Germans killed my brother. Most of us don't know about it, of course we don't know. In order to save the women and children, you did not hesitate to kill your boss. Die. You don't know anything because they keep secrets. You just follow orders." There are many films and TV shows about World War II, and the tone is basically a reflection on the war and a strong condemnation of the Nazis and fascism. As for the subject of the fate of German prisoners of war after the war, it seems difficult to find traces. "Polar Rebirth" can be said to fill this gap in a certain sense. But after all, the German army that aggressively invaded other countries and slaughtered Jews crazily is outrageous. I believe that the director of this film also used this Jew's mouth to arouse people from another angle in order to make the film have an ethical footing. Understanding and sympathy for Keevens. Well-meaning, fraternal Jews succumbed to illness after Kivins was safely sent away. The last thing he saw was the infinite regret and hatred in the eyes of the Soviet captain Shigoff. "Let's go, with a little luck you'll be successful," the Jews said to Kivins. The audience also thought with great relief at this time that maybe he was really not far from success. However, the director still didn't want to let us go, and continued to torture the audience's heart with those unhurried details. When Keyvins bought a ticket to the Soviet border, he again attracted the skepticism of ticket sellers. Givings tried to keep his composure, so that the other party could not see the flaw. Just as we were praying in our hearts for him to buy a ticket and leave, Keevens' eyes were caught by a postcard affixed to the ticket window. He remembered that when he left home eight years ago, his daughter asked him, "Dad, will you send me a postcard?" Givings was lost for a moment, then resolutely said to the conductor, "I want that postcard!" The conductor still looked at him suspiciously. , but did not go further, and handed him the postcard. Finally, Kivins, who had experienced hardships, came to the Soviet border with the pass that the Jews gave him. As long as he walks through that iron gate, Givings can forever get rid of the capture of the Soviet government, and get rid of Shigef's relentless pursuit of him. With a pretence of composure, Keevens handed the pass to the border officer through the small window. I dare say that the hearts of the audience at this point were as pounding as those of Keevens. The film doesn't have any other sound here, just extremely simple dialogue. The official asked casually, and Keevens pretended to be calm and answered in a low voice. Two soldiers with guns stared at Keevens suspiciously, as if they would pounce on him at any moment and knock him to the ground. The creation of these atmospheres makes people nervous and their hair stands on end. After a brief review, the border officer stared at Keevens, and slowly handed out the pass, "You can cross the border." Do you think you can breathe a sigh of relief? wrong! When Keevens tried hard to restrain the urge to run, restrain the urge to laugh wildly, and forced his feet to leave the checkpoint with slow steps, walked on the Soviet border bridge, and walked over the head of Stalin, when he suddenly shot a shot from the opposite side. Dazzling light. Givings dodged weakly with his arms a few times, and through the strong light, he saw the person he didn't want to see the most in his life - Shigoff. At this point, they were all speechless. Although the habit of running away made Keevens look back and sideways, as if looking for the last chance, both the audience and Keevens knew that four or five years in prison and three years of hard escape might be all for nothing. . Shigoff stared at the fugitive without a word, the fugitive he had been looking for for three years, traversing the Siberian Plain, fleeing more than 14,000 kilometers on foot. He still had that expressionless calm on his face, cruelty, indifference and fortitude (forgive me for having to use that compliment). But if you're careful enough, you'll notice an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth. The miracle happened again, and Schgoff veered silently to the side, clearing the way for Keevens. Givings looked at Shigef in disbelief. He held his breath, took a hesitant step, passed in front of Shigef, and continued toward the Iranian border. At this time, Shigoff said softly, "Victory belongs to me." This is a conversation between a soldier and a man with super tenacious perseverance. Shigoff couldn't resist the respect in his heart for a man who was his fugitive, his opponent, and a soldier he revered in his heart. But he also wants to let Kivins know that I'm better than you in the end. Then, the film didn't make us happy for three seconds. In another turn, Givings was arrested and imprisoned as a Soviet spy in the Tehran federal prison. According to Keevens' request, the leader of the prison party invited Keevens' uncle to verify his identity. After not seeing him for many years, and since Givings had been tortured by all kinds of hardships, his uncle didn't even recognize him at a glance. Fortunately, when identifying the photo, a photo for his mother's birthday that year saved his life. Please note that the film ends here, and there is no dialogue behind it. In the next ten minutes, it is all about the eyes and actions of the actors to tell us the end of the story. On a snowy night, Keevens quietly came out of the window of his home. It was the same snowy day when he left home. The difference is that the five- or six-year-old daughter has grown into a beautiful girl, and the wife's face is also engraved with endless vicissitudes. Just as he was trying to calm down and thinking about how to meet his family, the family went out to church. In the church, the singing of the choir once again evoked her daughter's longing for her father for many years. She silently turned her eyes to the statue of the Virgin—when she was a little girl, she had prayed to the Virgin for her father's return countless times. . As if telepathically, the daughter continued to look back, and she saw... When the wife followed and looked back, she couldn't believe her eyes, she saw the father and daughter hug each other tightly. People in the church watched the family of three silently, hugging and hugging in tears and smiles. That's what kept Givings alive in prison and on the run. For this moment, he endured all the hardships in the world. The film was released in 2001, and in 2002 won a number of awards at the Milan Tourism Film Festival in Italy, best film, best actor, best cinematography... About the director and actors, it is easy to find on the Internet, this article is in This will not be repeated. I just want to explain a little about the title of this article. "You're not far from home, only 10,000 kilometers away." This is what Simon, a hunter and gold digger whom Kivins met, teased him. For others, this is indeed a joke, but for Keevens, 10,000 kilometers can indeed be said to be not far away. Under the support of his strong perseverance and his strong sense of belonging to life and home, 10,000 kilometers is only the distance between hearts and hearts. Don't think this is just a story, it's based on a true story. I've been trying to search for information on character archetypes, but have not been able to find them. I can only tell you the real name. When you are faced with insurmountable obstacles again, when you think everything is impossible, I strongly recommend you to meditate on this name - Clemence Freer.
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