Night Train (1999)
Gênero : Crime, Mistério, Thriller
Runtime : 1H 20M
Director : Les Bernstien
Sinopse
An overweight California slob hears his brother's been killed in Tijuana and goes down to investigate. Once there he meets an odd assortment of characters, all of whom either knew his brother or in some way were involved with him.
Félix e Sol fazem uma viagem em família com seus dois filhos de 12 anos. Ao pararem o carro em um posto de gasolina nas imediações de Tijuana, as crianças vão explorar as montanhas da região e desaparecem. No dia seguinte, elas retornam, mas o alívio logo dá lugar à preocupação: os dois passam a se comportar de maneira estranha, evitam a escola e causam sustos em sua babá. Félix e Sol tentam, então, investigar o que aconteceu naquele dia e irão se deparar com uma descoberta sobrenatural. um filme que envolve religião, medo e terror.
Um ônibus repleto de turistas atravessa uma região montanhosa do Marrocos. Entre os viajantes estão Richard (Brad Pitt) e Susan (Cate Blanchett), um casal de americanos. Ali perto os meninos Ahmed (Said Tarchani) e Youssef (Boubker At El Caid) manejam um rifle que seu pai lhes deu para proteger a pequena criação de cabras da família. Um tiro atinge o ônibus, ferindo Susan. A partir daí o filme mostra como este fato afeta a vida de pessoas em vários pontos diferentes do mundo: nos Estados Unidos, onde Richard e Susan deixaram seus filhos aos cuidados da babá mexicana; no Japão, onde um homem (Kôji Yakusho) tenta superar a morte trágica de sua mulher e ajudar a filha surda (Rinko Kinkuchi) a aceitar a perda; no México, para onde a babá (Adriana Barraza) acaba levando as crianças; e ali mesmo, no Marrocos, onde a polícia passa a procurar suspeitos de um ato terrorista.
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