Snake Man (2014)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 1時間 24分
演出 : Eric Flandin
シノプシス
It is with an old bus an about thirty snakes that Franz Florez struggles for the preservation of nature in Colombia, one of the most environmentally diverse country in the world. His snakes are his pass to enter the deep jungle, where guerrillas fight the regular army and where narco-traffickers meet coca growers. Facing the threat of the industrial exploitation of these preserved areas, he tries to gather support among the population, including the armed actors.
巨大企業であるウェクセル・ホール社の秘密の研究施設で、女性生物学者のアマンダは生物の老化を抑制する謎の成分が含まれた『不死の蘭』を研究するため、2匹の巨大なアナコンダを飼育し実験を続けていた。 実験は予想以上の成果を生み、アナコンダ達は突然変異によって18mもの巨体へと成長していたが、査察に訪れたウェクセル・ホール社会長のマードックの些細なミスが原因で、『クイーン』と呼ばれる雌のアナコンダと、もう1匹の雄のアナコンダが実験用のケージから逃走、数人のスタッフを殺害した後、森に逃げ出してしまう。 アマンダと施設責任者のピンカスは2匹のアナコンダを捕獲するために、腕利きのハンターであるハーマットらと共に追跡を開始するが…
前作でウェクセル・ホール社の秘密研究施設から逃げ出した二匹の蛇は、唯一人生き残った女性科学者アマンダの手によって死んだ。だが、その腹の中に既に芽生えていた新たな生命を、密かに持ち出していた研究者がいた。やがて、蛇の子供たちは予想をはるかに上回るスピードで成長し、研究者を襲い脱走してしまう。 この事態に再びアマンダは立ち上がるが、時を同じくしてアナコンダ誕生のきっかけとなった『不死の蘭』から抽出した薬で不老不死の身体を得ようと企む ウェクセル・ホール社会長マードックも殺し屋を雇ってアマンダを追跡していた…
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…。
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モーグリは、生まれて間もなくジャングルに取り残されてしまう。黒ヒョウのバギーラから母オオカミのラクシャに託された彼は、愛情に包まれながら自然の厳しさと生き抜くための知恵と術を学んでいく。やがて少年となって動物たちと幸せな日々を過ごしていたモーグリは、人間に恨みを抱くトラのシア・カーンと出会う。シア・カーンから人間である自分の存在が、ジャングルやそこに住む動物たちの脅威になると言われる。
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。
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