THERE WILL BE BLOOD

PIFS’ Screening: There will be blood ( 黑金風雲 )

Category: Drama, Thriller

Class: IIB
Date: 22^nd January 2010 (Friday)
Time: 7:00p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Venue: TU201

The Plot:
In the early years of the 20th century, Daniel Plainview is an oil prospector. Based on information sold to him by Paul Sunday, he travels to Little Boston, California and begins to buy land, starting with the Sunday's farm. He wants to buy up all of the land in the area and smooth talks the locals into selling by promising that he will build roads, schools and churches. He has no intention of doing so of course and his only purpose is to make money. Over the course of his endeavors, men die, the locals get nothing and Plainview gets rich. In his life he makes few friends and many enemies and even his adopted son H.W. is eventually alienated.

故事內容:

20世紀初，美國西海岸的油田工業蓬勃發展，石油鑽探者柏丹尼（丹尼爾路易斯）發現了一個大油田。為了鑽油致富，他與當地的教會領袖，展開連場明爭暗鬥，雙方角力達十數年之久。黑色黃金令人喪失理智，暴露了人性最醜惡一面。親情、友情、道義，在利益之下均灰飛煙滅；石油大亨除了財富和仇恨，還可擁有甚麼？

Official Website and trailer: http://www.thefilmfactory.co.uk/blood/

預告片中文版: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJmyd3hnf9c

Conditions

Seat reservation will start outside the venue 15 minutes before the screening. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis (for PolyU students and staff). There will be a post-screening session (in English) about Fame and Wealth with Dr. James Xing where light refreshments will be served.