年轻情侣波顿(Peter Horton 饰)和维姬(Linda Hamilton 饰)旅行路过内布拉斯加州盖特林镇,他们在公路上发现一具儿童尸体。为了报警,两人驱车驶入盖特林镇,却发现镇上的情况更为诡异蹊跷:这里似乎是儿童的王国,所有成人均不见踪影。孩子们全都听命于一个名叫艾塞克(John Franklin 约翰?法兰克林 饰)、自称上帝使者的小男孩。 镇上的大人究竟哪里去了?孩子们充满恶意的眼神背后究竟隐藏着什么秘密?波顿和维姬最终能否活着走出小镇? 本片荣获1984年布鲁塞尔国际奇幻电影节最佳奇幻电影奖。
While on a road trip, a photographer befriends a young couple whose reckless ways turn his world upside down and into a nightmare in this unpredictable and horror-tinged neo-noir knockout.
Follows the story of a prospective husband and wife named Salim and Tasya. The two decided to move their pre-wedding photo shoot to Salim's family home after his aunt, Salim's only blood relative, passed away. In addition to having to take care of his aunt's funeral, Salim also had to continue the family ritual of burning incense every day on a mysterious altar. If not, his life would be in danger. Unexpectedly, their presence along with the photo shoot team in the house actually made the spirits of Salim's ancestors who died during the Japanese occupation appear and start terrorizing them. Instead of feeling afraid, Tasya was moved to uncover the mystery of Salim's family's past in order to free her prospective husband from his obligations so that they could leave the house. What really happened? Will Tasya succeed in carrying out her mission?