视频简介
故事发生在1899年的纽约，纽约街头处处可见叫卖报纸的报童，因为这些孩子们卖报属于自发行为，一直都没有一个可以管理和保护他们的组织，因此报童们常常受到财大气粗的报业老板们的压榨和剥削。杰克（克里斯蒂安·贝尔 Christian Bale 饰）是这些报童中的一员，相比去其他的孩子们，杰克显然要更为活泼，也更为机灵一些。 哈斯特（马克斯·卡塞拉 Max Casella 饰）和普利策（罗伯特·杜瓦尔 Robert Duvall 饰）是当时报业的两大巨头，相比之下，普利策的公司经营处于劣势，为了能够赚更多的钱，普利策决定提高报童购买报纸的价格，以获得更大的利润，这一举动引起了报童们的不满。趁着这个机会，一直想要做出一番大事业的杰克揭竿而起，带领着报童们开始了罢工运动。。Greece, in the 1920's, is occupied by the Turks. The country is in turmoil with entire villages uprooted. The site of the movie is a Greek village that conducts a passion play each year. The leading citizens of the town, under the auspices of the Patriarch, choose those that will play the parts in the Passion. A stuttering shepherd is chosen to play Jesus. The town butcher (who wanted to be Jesus) is chosen as Judas. The town prostitute is chosen as Mary Magdalene. The rest of the disciples are also chosen. As the movie unfolds, the Passion Play becomes a reality. A group of villagers, uprooted by the war and impoverished, arrive at the village led by their priest. The wealthier citizens of the town want nothing with these people and manipulate a massacre. In the context of the 1920's each of the characters plays out their biblical role in actuality.。
