Following the success of their feature debut Jennifer’s Shadow (2004) – an exercise in American Gothic set in a scary land called Argentina – Pablo Parés and Daniel de la Vega worked for a US company on a post-mega-disaster wasteland zombie film in which South America had been turned into an all-purpose, all-materials junkyard, with the undead as the last humane entities around (forget about the humans here!).　　The project never materialised, but Diego Parés, Pablo’s brother, started to write and draw a comic series based on the screenplay – which so far remains a ruin, as only parts were finished and published. The ECish beauty and balls of Diego P.’s labour of love have now been congenially transformed by the directorial duo into a delightfully old-(1970s)school low-budget production, closer to Romero and Dante than Fulci and Lenzi. And the IFFR audience is in for the treat of treats they get to see the film and can also enjoy the unfinished comic in an exhibition.

当中央情报局发现一只可爱的孤儿狗具有惊人的心灵感应能力时，华盛顿的当权者立即把它锁了起来，并计划强迫这只可怜的狗成为秘密武器。但就在圣诞节的前一周，命运降临，这只迷你杰克罗素梗从政府的魔爪中解放了出来，它把这只可爱的小家伙抱进了两兄弟的怀抱。正如人们所料，这对年轻人一见钟情，然后惊讶地发现，他们新找到的四条腿的朋友竟然可以通过心灵感应与他们交流。但由于他们的父亲失业了，账单也越来越多，现在似乎不是领养任何东西的最佳时机，尤其是一条“会说话”的狗。“这只是孩子们问题的开始。

本片描述两名洛杉矶的警察奉命假装情侣，前往同性恋出没的场所侦查一宗凶杀案的线索，不料其中一名警察本身就是同性恋者，因而闹出了不少笑料。在《象人》之中令人留下深刻印象的英国性格明星约翰．赫特，在本片中扮演同性恋的警察，与花花公子型的拍挡雷恩．奥尼尔之间产生了相当有趣的关系。导演詹姆斯．布鲁斯用喜剧方式来处理这个特殊的题材，冲淡了不少尴尬气氛。

Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.　　“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.　　The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.

故事发生在1964年的6月，一辆载有三位民权主义者的车辆被三K党所劫持，之后一行人音信全无。鲁帕特（吉恩·哈克曼 Gene Hackman 饰）和艾伦（威廉·达福 Willem Dafoe 饰）是两帮调查局的探员，他们被指派调查这起恶劣的事件，然而，当两人到达小镇开始调查时，却发现他们的工作遭遇了重重的困难，没有人愿意相信他们，更没有人能够提供有价值的线索。　　皮尔（布拉德·道里夫 Brad Dourif 饰）是小镇的副镇长，同时亦是一名坚定的三K党成员，个性粗暴邪恶的他常常将软弱温和的妻子（弗兰西斯·麦克多蒙德 Frances McDormand 饰）揍得遍体鳞伤。鲁帕特十分同情皮尔妻子的遭遇，随着时间的推移，皮尔的妻子渐渐对鲁帕特产生了感情，这让鲁帕特和艾伦看到了案件的突破口。

A new sheriff of a small town along the U.S. Mexico border investigates a drug cartel deal that went horribly wrong.

The film centers around a girl who inherits a miniature horse that develops an unlikely friendship with her half-sister's Jack Russell Terrier, who takes to riding on the horse's back.

10歲的亞曼達很想養狗，父親卻不允許。某天她發現一隻小狐狸，於是和好友瑪姬決定偷偷將牠當作寵物飼養，卻不知道麻煩即將到來…　　Ten year old Amanda desperately wants a dog but her Dad won't have it. When she finds a young fox, she and her friend Maggie conspire to keep it as a pet. Little do they know the trouble awaits as the fox is pursued by a pair of shady, bumbling Russians with an ulterior motive.

四名抢匪行抢后为了躲避警方追缉，躲到一间偏僻的房子里。这房子里住了看似很正常的一家人。随着怪异的事情接连发生，他们发现这一家人不如他们外表看起来的那样单纯简单。

理查德（詹姆斯·伍兹 James Woods 饰）是一位职业摄影师，每日，他穿梭于世界各地，寻找能够为他带来经济效益的摄影题材。在行业里浸淫已久的他明白，那些美好的，善良的事物无法吸引人们的注意，唯有暴力、恐怖和灾难能够为他带来机遇。　　就这样，理查德和朋友们来到了烽火连天的萨尔瓦多，让理查德没有想到的是，展现在他眼前的，竟然完全是一副人间地狱的惨象。纵使是阅历丰富的理查德，也无法忍受这里发生的点点滴滴，心灰意冷的他决定离开。就在这个节骨眼上，一位名叫玛利亚（艾尔皮迪娅·卡里洛 Elpidia Carrillo 饰）的美丽女子出现在了理查德的生命力，在爱情和事业之间，理查德会做出怎样的选择？

故事讲述了商人伯莫死亡，推测他的死因是由于飞机失事，他的妻子丽萨因此发财。保险公司开始对此事进行调查的时候，他们开始怀疑丽萨。他们派出调查员彼得去确定丽萨说的是否属实。后来丽萨死亡，保险金不见，一个又一个的人因此受害，大家将会看到调查员彼得将如何完成自己的任务。

故事發生在冰島的房地產狂熱時期，一位加拿大籍的醫學生從患有思覺失調的外婆那裡繼承了一棟老房子。許多房地產開發商都催促她賣掉房子，她收到一條神秘的消息，迫使她調查家族秘辛。她發現了一段隱藏許久的家庭悲劇，外婆的死也存在諸多疑點，但她不知道自己正惹禍上身。

一位私人侦探必须查出杀害她叔叔的凶手，同时保守她是狼人后代的秘密……

比利“垃圾”温赖特是一个简单的人。他爱他的女朋友，他喜欢他的大学橄榄球队。但是当他的女朋友离开他去参加球队的明星四分卫时，他开始摧毁他曾经爱过的男人，希望能够重新夺回他失去的生命。