致命的外遇 (1998)

　　安东尼（马提亚斯·施维赫夫 Matthias Schweighöfer 饰）和保罗（弗洛里安·大卫·弗里茨 Florian David Fitz 饰）是从小玩到大的青梅竹马，两人共同经历了太多的事情，彼此之间的友谊坚不可破。成年之后，他们一起创办了一家公司，这一天，公司觅得了一名非常慷慨的投资人，为了庆祝这件事情，公司里开设了一场盛大的派对，在派对上，玩的兴起的安东尼和保罗决定打一个赌，赌注是公司百分之五十的股份。　　安东尼和保罗交出了身上所有的东西，两人回归到身无分文的状态，然后每一天，他们都可以在他们所拥有的东西里拿回一件，如此往复，看谁能够撑更长的时间，先放弃的人就是输家。

　　Based on a true story. 1996, open sea. During his shift on a transatlantic ship’s deck, Joel, a religious Filipino sailor, discovers Dumitru, a Romanian stowaway hidden between some containers. If he is spotted by the Taiwanese officers running the vessel, Dumitru is at risk to be thrown overboard. Joel decides to hide him, as a sign of his gratitude towards God. Soon, a dangerous cat and mouse game begins. When his crew, his own friends, even God itself start to turn their backs on him, Joel learns that he has to face his cruel destiny alone.

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

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