1944年10月，波蘭奧斯辛集中營，在化爐工作的波猶太人和匈牙猶太人正密謀亂，搗毀焚尸，由綽號(hào)“海”的波蘭人（蒂夫·布西密 Steve Buscemi 飾）負(fù)責(zé)聯(lián)絡(luò)匈牙利猶太醫(yī)米卡洛斯（阿·柯德勒 Allan Corduner 飾）因在雙胞胎殖學(xué)領(lǐng)域的突成就被獄警慕菲爾德（哈?凱特爾 Harvey Keitel 飾）特別優(yōu)待，他不眼看匈牙利人夫曼（大衛(wèi)·奎特 David Arquette 飾）用枕頭捂死一位殺失敗的獄友與其產(chǎn)生矛盾附近女子監(jiān)獄焚化爐偷偷運(yùn)火藥的行跡暴，蒂娜（米?索維諾 Mira Sorvino 飾）和洛薩（娜塔莎·昂 Natasha Lyonn 飾）被折磨致死。就在霍曼心急如焚等暴亂時(shí)機(jī)到來時(shí)候，他在毒室的尸堆里發(fā)了一名奄奄一的少女。要不救人？會(huì)不會(huì)亂暴亂計(jì)劃？夫曼和獄友無適從…… 本片獲美國電影評(píng)協(xié)會(huì)自由言論?
1941. October. There are thousands of German troops advancing on Kalinin (now Tver), to open a direct route to Moscow. There are only two thousand people defending the city. No tanks. No artillery. Their only hope to hold o the enemy – is the fth Infantry Division, that is about to go through the Kalinin station. But there are spies out there doing every- thing to prevent this from happening. Major Pavel Tokarev, Head of the Kalinin garrison, is struggling to maintain order in the city. And he himself falls under suspicion of being involved in spy activity.
