丹尼(丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯 Daniel Day Lewis 饰)曾是一名热血沸腾的革命青年,因为加入了北爱尔兰共和军而遭到了逮捕,艰苦的牢狱生活一过就是十四载。终于熬过了漫长的不自由的时光,重回社会的丹尼决定洗心革面,做一个低调的普通人。
出狱后的丹尼重拾旧业成为了一名拳击教练,培养了一批和他一样热爱这项运动的年轻人。一场意外让丹尼和曾经的恋人玛姬(艾米丽·沃森 Emily Watson 饰)重逢了,此时的玛姬,独自一人抚养着十四岁的儿子林恩,日子过得十分艰辛。旧日爱情的火花在丹尼和玛姬之间死灰复燃,然而,曾经灰暗的过去亦让丹尼充满了犹疑和怯懦。
长命百岁是否必然幸福? 孝与不孝如何界定? 离与留又该如何取舍?纪录片《伴生》娓娓道来两代人对生与死的价值观的差异和矛盾。有人因不忍父亲饱受病魔折磨及丧妻之苦,而祈求父亲能早归天家;有人因长期照顾患病父母而心生压力,渴望开展自己的生活;有人因母亲健康急转直下反而重建分隔多年的关系。 一生建构的种种链接,伴随死亡,是否能瞬间化为烟霞?
"Does longevity bring happiness? Would it be unfilial if you wish the death for your father? Departure or continuous to suffer, a hard choice to make?
Snuggle shows the value difference of 'life and death' between two generations. Someone wishes the death for his father because he cannot stand watching his father suffering from illness and loneliness; someone feels so stressed that she has to sacrifice her life to take care of her parents; someone happens to restore the relationship with his mother because she is unwell seriously. When it comes to death, would all those relationships we have in this life last for one more second?"
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