陌生人

　　The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. He is the last link in a huge energetic system and he becomes the binding bridge between the geopolitical problems of post-soviet space and the common people.
　　The economic devastation of the country had an enormous impact on the industrial workers and yet despite the upheaval, these people did not seize to love and suffer, to have and be friends and to enjoy their lives… In particular our resilient electrician, who possesses a wonderful and open heart. He not only brings electric light (which is often out) to the lives of the inhabitants of this small city, but he also spreads the light of love, loyalty, life and mainly laughter.

　　一个红衣屠夫赫然出现在泰国国内，他全身上下被血红色的雨衣所包裹，手里拖着巨大的红色行李箱。红衣屠夫行踪诡异，手段残忍，专以成年男性为猎杀对象，死者生前无不遭到痛苦折磨，而且全部遭到阉割。在此期间，连政府官员的纨绔公子哥也被杀害。红衣屠夫在全国上下引起轰动，警方更是压力巨大，焦头烂额。
　　阿泰是一名因杀人罪而入狱10年的重刑犯，他童年时的一个玩伴与红衣屠夫有着类似的手段。警方据此线索，开始将突破口锁定在阿泰身上。为了尽快离开监狱，阿泰许诺将抓住凶手，警方也承诺还其自由。阿泰根据屠夫留下的种种线索试图还原真相，不过这却是一场费解而危险的猫鼠游戏……

　　这部现实主义风格的影片突出表现了人与人之间的隔膜和孤独。约翰·卡萨维茨既是性格演员，又是个成功的导演。这部独立制作的影片花了8个月的时间拍摄，所耗费的5万美元是他当演员时攒下的。为节约成本，他用16mm的摄影机在借用的民房里即兴拍摄，并在自己的车库里将影片翻印成35mm的影片。他花了整整3年的时间才找到代理发行的公司，但上映后却受到好评，并获得奥斯卡最佳编剧、最佳男女配角金像奖的提名。
　　本片描写丈夫理查德在外面和妓女调情，妻子玛丽娅却和流浪汉同床共宿，当妻子的奸情被丈夫发觉后，理查德痛骂妻子，而玛丽娅则向他声明他们的关系彻底结束。