The Sacred Science (2011)
Eight people. Eight illnesses. One Jungle.
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー, アドベンチャー, ドラマ
上映時間 : 1時間 17分
演出 : Nicholas J. Polizzi
シノプシス
Diabetes. Prostate cancer. Alcoholism. Parkinson's diseases. Just a handful of many common illnesses that Western medicine has been inadequate in curing or treating. Witness the story of eight brave souls as they leave the developed world behind in search of deeper answers. Living in seclusion for one month in the heart of the Amazon jungle, these men and women take part in the powerful healing practices of Peru's indigenous medicine men, working with centuries-old plant remedies and spiritual disciplines. In their most desperate hour, these patients are forced to confront not only their physical ailments, but their own spiritual and psychological barriers in the process. Five will return with real results, two will return disappointed, and one won't come back at all.
When reporter Dan Geraldo (Alain Chabat) arrives in Palombia to hunt for a scoop, he never suspects that he is about to make an incredible discovery... With his resourceful local guide Pablito (Jamel Debbouze), D an has one surprise after another during a thrilling adventure that allows him to bring the world some spectacular news: the Marsupilami, a mythical and mischievous animal, really does exist! You too will believe in furry tails!
不正なアマゾンの森林伐採の実態を世に訴えるため、学生たちの活動家から成るグループは現地に赴く。その後、彼らの度を越した行動が目に余ったため全員強制送還されることになるが、その途中で搭乗機がエンジントラブルを起こしてしまう。熱帯雨林に墜落した飛行機の生存者たちは救助を求めるが、彼らを待ち受けていたのは食人族だった。
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.
伝説のインディオ、シリシャマ族を求めて南米アマゾンに来た映画作家のテリーら撮影隊は、シリシャマ族を探している途中で遭難していた密猟者・サローンを助ける。最初は温厚な態度をとっていたサローンだったが、巨大蛇アナコンダが現れるや否や本性を曝け出し、アナコンダ捕獲の目的遂行の為にテリー達を支配してしまう。テリー達はサローンとオオアナコンダの脅威から逃げ延びることは出来るのか…。
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.
In the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence. As they are set apart from "normal" and "healthy" humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the "diseased" population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected woman - Ultraviolet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans.
科学的な探検隊が、ボルネオ島の深いジャングルに咲く珍しい黒蘭を探して、強力な製薬会社のグループに加わります。 この花への関心は、永遠の若さ、さらには不滅の秘密を保持する強力な物質を含んでいるという事実によるものです。 しかし、彼らはすぐに蘭がそのサイズと活力を高めるために巨大なヘビによって使用されることを発見します。
SFバイオ・ホラー。シカゴの自然博物館に南米から届いた不審な荷物の中身は、別の生命体に寄生して全く新しい生命組織に変貌させてしまう、未知の生命体だった。成長したその生命体は……。
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.
大恐慌中の1935年。コールドマウンテン刑務所にあり、処刑室に続く通路があせた緑色であるため、“グリーンマイル”と呼ばれる死刑囚専用棟に殺人犯コーフィが収監される。だが、幼女惨殺の罪状とは裏腹に、コーフィは素晴らしい力を持っていた。彼は看守長ポールの重度の尿路感染症を治癒し、残忍な看守パーシーに踏み殺されたネズミをよみがえらせる。奇跡を目の当たりにしたポールはコーフィが本当に殺人犯なのか疑いだす。
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.
A young woman seeks vengeance and finds love when her parents are killed in the Amazon and she is taken prisoner by an indigenous tribe of headhunters.
A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.
The final candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a test so simple and confusing that tension begins to unravel.
森の奥の遠隔の小屋で、非常に伝染性の人食いウイルスは、休暇中の5人の友人を、お互いを排除しようとする妄想と敵対的な生き物に変えます。
A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates.
ミッチの妻・ベスは、香港への出張後にシカゴで元恋人と密会していたが、せきと熱の症状が出始める。同じころ香港、ロンドン、東京で似たような症状で亡くなる人が続出。フリージャーナリストのアランは伝染病ではないかと考え始める。
リオデジャネイロで人間に飼われて暮らすアオコンゴウインコのブルーは、妻のジュエルや3羽の子供たちと共に幸せな日々を送っていた。ある日、野生の仲間がいるかもしれないと知ったブルーは、彼らに会うために一家でアマゾンへと旅立つ。しかし、都会の生活に慣れたブルーたちはジャングルの奥地で様々なトラブルに遭遇してしまう。
アマゾンのジャングルで孤独に生きている先住民族の生き残りのシャーマンが、現在と数十年前、二度にわたって白人学者と旅した記憶を振り返っていく。シーロ・ゲーラ監督による幻想的なロードムービー。
