寒冷的懷俄明州山谷中豪魚(yú)一馬車載著賞金獵人“絞刑者約翰·魯斯（庫(kù)爾特·拉塞 Kurt Russell 飾）及其價(jià)值一萬(wàn)美元的獵物黛西·多摩格（茈魚(yú)妮弗·森·李 Jennifer Jason Leigh 飾）踏雪而行。途中，黑人賞獵人馬奎斯·沃倫少校（塞爾·杰克遜 Samuel L. Jackson 飾）和新人警長(zhǎng)克里斯·馬尼克（沃爾頓·戈金斯 Walton Goggins 飾）相繼登上馬車，紅石鎮(zhèn)是他共同的目標(biāo)。由于風(fēng)雪太大馬車停在了米妮男裝店，鳥(niǎo)山熟悉的店主人不知去向，卻有四名不速之客百無(wú)聊賴地在店里。約翰時(shí)刻擔(dān)心他人走獵物，馬奎斯警惕地宋書(shū)視前的陌生人們，多嘴多舌的里斯不時(shí)為緊張的氣氛中加添醋，黛西則似乎等待更大風(fēng)暴到來(lái)。仿佛與世隔絕的店內(nèi)，即將刮起一場(chǎng)更為猛的風(fēng)暴……?豆?
Ever since Roe v. Wade, the United States has been deeply divided on the issue of abortion. In that landmark case, an unmarried pregnant woman was refused an abortion in Texas and, with the ensuing judicial challenge, won American women the right to safe, legal abortions. Ever since, proponents and opponents have lined up on either side of the issue, launching verbal abuse - and worse - at each other. As the religious right has increased in size and power in the past decade, the issue has become even more divisive - and violent.Filmmaker Tony Kaye, best known for "American History X," has been working on "Lake of Fire" for the past fifteen years and has made a film that is unquestionably the definitive work on the subject of abortion. Shot in luminous black and white, which is in fact an endless palette of grays, the film has the perfect esthetic for a subject where there can be no absolutes, no 'right' or 'wrong.' He gives equal time to both sides, covering arguments from either extremes of the spectrum, as well as those at the center, who acknowledge that, in the end, everyone is 'right' - or 'wrong.'With graphic images of termination procedures and their aftermath, Kaye endeavors to show abortion's physical and psychological reality - to make clear what exactly is at stake. "Lake of Fire" - the film's title comes from one person's description of what awaits abortionists in hell - is a brave film, even a monumental one. And whatever you believe now, you are certain to think differently after seeing it.
