香料共和国

　　美国哥伦比亚大学迎来了新一届学生。黑人青年马里克（Omar Epps 饰）拥有极高的运动天赋，为了得到全额奖学金，他必须拼命训练取得优异成绩。超级大四学生富吉（Ice Cube 饰）的愤世思想深深影响了马里克，他对自己的前途倍感迷茫；白人女孩克莉丝蒂（Kristy Swanson 饰）对大学校园的一切都感到新鲜，在一次狂欢醉酒后，她遭到强暴，从此投身于女权运动中；来自爱达荷的白人男孩雷米（Michael Rapaport 饰）木讷保守，与周遭格格不入，偶然机会他结识了几个光头党的朋友，在偏执的路上越走越远……
　　本片荣获1996年美国有色人种大奖NAACP Image Awards最佳男配角奖（Laurence Fishburne）。

　　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.