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　莫斯基,一位年青的当地小伙子,赶上了黑帮人物诺曼德,莫斯基接收了诺曼德的一次奇异的买卖；洛伦佐,一位老意大利移平易近,正在寻觅倏地赢利的办法来拯救告急的老婆；文森特,一个自愿从事合法买卖的大夫......三个男子的运气在月食之夜产生了摩擦......　　Boucane, a young Native fresh off the reserve, meets Norman, a former mob boss, reduced to doing odd-jobs for his new bosses. Lorenzo, an old Italian immigrant on his last dime, is looking for some fast cash to fulfil his dying wife's last wish. Vincent, a doctor stripped of his medical license, is forced to work for the insidious Chinese mob. Three men, each looking for a way out. Their fates collide on the night of a lunar eclipse.

BERGMAN于2000年为瑞典电视台制作的电视-电影,是对ThePhantomCarriage这部电影的幕后筹备与制作的典型的BERGMAN式戏剧图解.地点设置在电影即将开拍的瑞典电影演播室,LennartHjulstrm()饰演导演VictorSjstrm,与摄影师JuliusJaenzon(Carl-MagnusDellow)准备展示一些自己为这电影做的前期概念给原著作家,诺贝尔文学奖得主SelmaLagerlf拉格洛芙(AnitaBjrk).如伯格曼其他电影一般,本片演员阵容空前,都是国际级演员.

　　Die BRD in den 70er Jahren. über die heitere Anarchie kommt Rita Vogt zum Terrorismus, verführt durch ihren Gerechtigkeitssinn und durch die Liebe zu Andi. Als sie das Scheitern der Bewegung erkennt, taucht sie in der DDR unter. Mit Hilfe der Staatsicherheit, personifiziert in Erwin Hull, beginnt für sie dort unter anderem Namen eine neue Existenz.　　Rita führt sozusagen das normale Leben der Arbeiterklasse. Sie will ankommen, w?hrend ihre junge Kollegin Tatjana weg will, in den Westen. Zwischen beiden beginnt eine Freundschaft, der eine Fahndungsmeldung im Westfernsehen ein abruptes Ende setzt. Wieder muss Rita untertauchen. Mit einem neuen Namen in einer neuen Stadt scheint sie mehr Glück zu haben.　　Rita lernt im Urlaub den Studenten Jochen kennen. Er will sie mit nach Moskau nehmen. Doch dann wird Rita von ihrer Vergangenheit eingeholt, es ist das Jahr 1989 - die Mauer f?llt, die DDR h?rt auf zu bestehen...

Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately; Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction; but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another.　　The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average; but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!