下流工作 Dirty Work (2018)

　　Beginning with a pivotal encounter between two men in Goiás in the 1980s, director Daniel Nolasco weaves a narrative that spans across time and, perhaps, multiple dimensions, driven by the intense forces of desire and love, as well as the suffocating weight of repression and silence. Nolasco, who was featured in Olhar’s Focus section during the pandemic, continues his distinctive and undefinable journey with a radically queer cinema that refuses to look away from the often paradoxical physical expressions of both desire and violence.

　　That day is seared into the memory of every human being on the planet: the day the world changed. First came the attack on the Philippines. Within days they spread, as though appearing out of nowhere, striking out at more islands, forging a foothold in the South Pacific. Then came the first attack on U.S. soil - Los Angeles - and the reality became clear: our world was at war once again, but this time with an enemy from beyond our galaxy. Now, months later, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as a mission to strike at a key enemy installation deep in enemy territory goes terribly wrong, and the Marines of the 15th Expeditionary Unit are scattered across the island of New Britain, leaderless, and facing impossible odds. Pacific Theater is the story of those Marines: fresh recruits who journey from their homes across the Pacific to the front lines. It is the story of John Blake, a charming Californian surfer who must find the strength to become a leader, Tracey Gleeson, a physics...

　　高中三年級學生朝倉曉生是個車迷，這天他在車行里發現了一輛深藍色的日產FairladyS30Z。這正是傳說中的“惡魔Z”，號稱速度最快的改裝車。據說“惡魔Z”仿佛有著自己的意志，能夠根據情況做出反應，它的高速令人生畏，卻又深深地吸引著追求速度之夢的人們。“惡魔Z”曾經的擁有者都出了事故，這輛車在世上銷聲匿跡了一陣，竟然又出現了。曉生迷上了“惡魔Z”，為之投入了全副精力，試圖去完全掌控它。　　繪梨子的哥哥晶夫也因為“惡魔Z”而死，繪梨子非常討厭這輛車，反對讓它復活。然而曉生的熱情感染了她，她在曉生身上看到了哥哥的影子，漸漸地開始支持他。　　繪梨子的男朋友島達也曾經是晶夫的賽車朋友，他認為應該把“惡魔Z”銷毀，阻止再有人犧牲。達也將愛車黑色保時捷911重新改裝，向曉生發出了戰書。　　惡魔Z與黑鳥的對決拉開了序幕……

見證喬和阿農之間的深厚紐帶，這種紐帶在許多世和轉世中都是持久的。