Such a life is ordinary, yet so precious to some people. When the social order collapses, people can no longer be people, and life is no longer life. It's absurd that everyone seems to have a point, and there seems to be no right or wrong.
In a country in Southeast Asia in "Nowhere to Run", foreign capital cooperates with the local government to develop and construct in the local area. Leaders have achieved political achievements, foreign-funded enterprises can make money, and local infrastructure has made progress. On the surface, the school is prosperous. Under the surface of the water, there are undercurrents quietly surging.
Engineer Jack went there with his family, maybe with hopes and dreams, maybe with the ambition to do something, who knows, to Westerners, the East is always mysterious and charming.
When Jack walked alone on an exotic street, accompanied by the distinctive local music, one local person after another passed his eyes. The world that Jack saw was very new, but he did not notice the strange projections of the local people behind him. eyes. It was another world, a world that belonged only to them, and thousands of Jacks were invaders, heretics, and sacrifices.
Investments came in, but the benefits did not fall into the hands of the people, and the enclosures and projects seriously harmed their interests. The angry locals were dissatisfied with the government's enrichment of their own pockets on the grounds of development projects, and started riots.
The riots began, the mobs took over the streets, took over the buildings, and there was anarchy. The mob was wielding sticks and large knives, and even accompanied by the sound of gunfire, and someone died before his eyes. These unbelievable images of Jack were actually being played out in front of his eyes.
The rhythm of the film is very tight and very immersive. The protagonist and his family are always in a tense state, struggling to survive, challenging their own limits, and even killing people.
Jack is a good father, he patiently comforts his children and bravely rushes to protect his family. There are thugs everywhere, blood is everywhere, the once picturesque city is today an asura field full of cries and whining.
Is Jack wrong, he's just an engineer, he was hired by a business, and he came here thinking he was here to help the people here.
Is it wrong for those rioters, but they say it's for their children.
Yesterday you were still sighing at the tranquility here, those tall green trees, those gentle wind chimes, today you took your family to ride a motorcycle to cover your face, walked through the crowd covered in blood, and saw burning cars everywhere on the street, and corpses.
In such a chaotic world, the preciousness of peace is felt all the more. The Jack family eventually escaped, but more Jacks died out of sight of the camera.
It's a fight about survival, but it's not simply life-and-death. Beneath the golden light of interests and capital are the bones and souls of countless ordinary people.
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