As if ripped from today's headlines reporting fires, evictions and street protests, 'The Other Barrio' tells the story of housing inspector Bob Morales as he investigates the suspicious circumstances of a fatal fire in a residential hotel in San Francisco's Latino Mission District and finds himself face to face with corruption at City Hall and the mysterious Sofia Nido, a beautiful flame from his past. This independent Neo-noir feature film, based on a story by San Francisco Poet Laureate Alejandro Murguia, takes viewers deep into neighborhoods and communities seldom seen on film, while addressing issues around gentrification and displacement of low-income communities along the way.
這是一部典型美國(guó)英雄義的影片。越戰(zhàn)期間，多像文森（安東尼?巴奧 Anthony Barrile 飾）一樣的懷有參戰(zhàn)理想或各種得不參戰(zhàn)原因的年輕人到了空降師，他們雖然屬一支部隊(duì)，但是由于時(shí)種族歧視盛行，部隊(duì)的氣氛并不是那么和諧這天，空降師接到了一任務(wù)，就是攻占阿士谷937山丘。當(dāng)文森所在的空降部隊(duì)降落到指定地時(shí)，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)防守的北軍隊(duì)在這里已經(jīng)整裝待。于是，一場(chǎng)異常艱巨拉鋸戰(zhàn)打響了。北越軍數(shù)上占了很多優(yōu)勢(shì)，美傷亡慘重，但為了完成務(wù)，原本互相心存芥蒂不同人種的美軍士兵都開了以往一切成見，齊協(xié)力一起往上攻。經(jīng)過11次的攻擊，他們終于占領(lǐng)了937山丘。因這里已經(jīng)尸橫遍野，所以兵們稱之為“漢堡高地?
