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1999年，丹上了11年级，他转学到圣劳伦斯，一所全男生天主教学校。他的父亲因晚期脑癌正在附近的医院接受治疗；他母亲在他只有七岁的时候就去世了。丹与阿努拉克修士关系密切，阿努拉克修士是该校的院长，也是一名心理学家。阿努拉克修士试图治愈丹的睡眠瘫痪。在他的梦里，丹看到了一个让他窒息的影子当他转移的时候会变得更糟。阿努拉克兄弟在梦中寻找意义；他认为丹对他父亲有某种情结。丹在第一天上班时引起了一阵恐慌，因为他选择了一个高年级学生Trin的座位，Trin一年前在学校后面的湖边神秘失踪。那张桌子没人敢坐，也没人敢扔。他认识了他的同学九和室友乔治，以及来参加年度演出的圣玛丽学校的学生查姆。随着他们四人的关系越来越密切，他们开始调查Trin的失踪，同时帮助Dan摆脱困扰他的阴影。Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately| Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction| but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another. The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average| but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!。