《隱藏攝影機》導演麥可漢內克首度長片，冰川三部曲之首部曲，榮獲瑞士「盧卡諾」影展特別獎與比利時「法蘭德斯國際影展」最佳電影音樂獎。《鋼琴教師》迪特伯納與烏杜山梅爾一同演出，改編自真實事件，冷血控訴病態社會。

安娜和喬治夫婦住在奧地利，育有一女。但安娜遭逢母親去世，弟弟亞歷山大又得了憂鬱症，讓她格外心力交瘁…。加上喬治的新工作並不順利，他們開始對這樣無趣的生活，感到疲憊又厭倦，於是決定要舉家遷居到澳洲，展開新的生活。

他們擬定了非常周詳的移民計畫：表面上，喬治和安娜很順利地賣屋、賣車，也到銀行提出了存款，準備好所有移民手續…；但在這看似風平浪靜的祥和氣氛中，真正暗潮洶湧的驚天風暴，才正要襲來…。

麥可漢內克改編自奧地利的社會真實事件，描述從1987到1989年當世界局勢也正發生劇烈改變的時期，一個看似平凡而美滿的家庭最終走上毀滅的過程。鏡頭節制且精準地剖析現代生活，生命的意義似乎受困於書櫃、黑膠唱片、衣物、電視、沙發等各式現代化用品；當魚缸應聲破裂，水湧流而出，那充滿碎片之廢棄物的家庭空間，宛若缺氧的魚掙扎擱淺的第七大陸。

The story of six young people addicted to heroin in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Mike lives in New York. Every day he walks in the streets and what he sees mixes with his thoughts, while his dreams blur with the mirages of the society of images. In such a large city it may be difficult to find a balance between the words and the noises around. Suddenly, Mike realizes what he wants: to go away, as far as he can.

Store security guard Pietro spends his days catching shoplifters, his weekends visiting his children who are in custody of his ex-wife, and his nights thinking about new ways to flirt with the store's makeup consultant. His malaise psychosomatically manifests itself in nosebleeds, outbursts of anger, visions, etc. One day, he sees a young Gypsy girl steal something from the store and lets it slide: he can't explain why, but she caught his eye. Pietro and Pabe – that's her name – warily start to hang out, knowing each other more and more, until something begins to blossom in them. Could their shared dream for a new, more compassionate life finally be at their fingertips?