本片取材于真人真事。故事讲述被判死刑的男主人公弗朗西斯(弗朗索瓦·莱特瑞尔 François Leterrier饰)在临刑前的几个小时内,如何成功越狱地扣人心弦的故事。为逃脱纳粹监狱,弗朗西斯策划了一场天衣无缝的逃亡计划。为确保计划万无一失,他不仅做足越狱准备,还在仅有的洗漱空挡,多次跟隔壁囚室的狱友联络,试图找到共同实施计划的同盟。可还没来得及他准备好一切时,就被判立刻执行死刑。最终他毅然带着年轻的囚犯男孩一起踏上了逃亡之路。
极简的叙事结构,单一密闭的监狱空间,分秒必争的紧迫时间,罗伯特·布列松因本片荣获第10届戛纳电影节(1957)最佳导演奖。
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an upcoming movie based of the coming-of-age young adult novel by American author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Set in El Paso, Texas in 1987, the novel follows two Mexican-American teenagers, Aristotle "Ari" Mendoza and Dante Quintana, their friendship, and their struggles with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality, and family relationships.