大会展播影片之《最秘密的战争》

片名：最秘密的战争
影片原产国：德国
语言：英语
字幕：英语
片长：75 分钟 / 52 分钟
影片制作年份：2007年
作者：马克•埃博尔，汤姆•瓦特
导演：马克•埃博尔
制片商：克里斯蒂安，莱纳德•贝茨

内容简介：越南战争曾是当年世上电视最集中报导的战争之一。然而，毗邻的老挝，却经历了一场人类历史上耗时最长，最大型的空中战争却鲜为人知。无独有偶它与当今伊拉克和阿富汗的情形有惊人的相似。影片透过原美国中情局间谍，美国飞行员，老挝军人和战地记者带领观众重临这场秘密战争的腹地---龙城。  
1962年美国中情局在这里建立了指挥总部，并从这里策划并执行了这场秘密战争的大部分行动。随着战争的持续，龙城成为世界上最繁忙的空军基地和全球鸦片与海洛因交易的中心。影片是1975年该地区与外界隔绝后，首次进入摄制的题材，故事扣人心弦，更揭示了美国当今的政治阴谋。

导演简历：
《战友-德国在印度支那的退伍军人》BR/ Arte, 越南 德国, 2004.
《沙海亚特兰蒂斯》ZDF; 阿曼/ 德国 2002.
《吴哥—高棉的石头中心》SWR/ Arte, 柬埔寨/ 德国 2002.
《尼泊尔卖光了女儿》Arte/ MDR/ 探索频道, 尼泊尔/印度/ 德国 2001.
《Kumbh Mela –地球上最伟大的表演》Arte/ MDR/ Discovery Channel,
印度/ 德国 2001. (Axel Springer 大奖2002).
Robo.com.bat德国 2001；《人类》德国 2001；《样品》ZDF/ Arte, 德国 2000；
《给我的生活上色》伦敦 1999；《永远快乐》汉堡 1999.；《婴儿潮孩子》伦敦 1999。

Name of Film：The most secret place on earth – The CIA covert war in Laos
Country of Production：Germany
Commentary Language：English
Subtitle：English
Running Time：75 min / also available 52 min
Year of Production：2007
Author：Marc Eberle , Tom Vater
Director(s)：Marc Eberle
Producer(s)：Christian und Reinhardt Beetz

Brief Synopsis：
The Vietnam War was the most intensely televised war ever. However, next door in neighboring Laos, the longest and largest air war in human history was underway, which eventually made Laos the most bombed country on earth. The Secret War was the largest operation ever conducted by the CIA, yet to this day, hardly anyone knows anything about it. Critics call it the biggest war crime of the Vietnam War era and point to striking similarities to the present conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; similarities that were tested and set in motion back in Laos in the 1960s. In The Most Secret Place On Earth, key players of the Secret War– former CIA agents, American pilots, Laotian fighters and war reporters – take us on a journey into the physical heart of the conflict: Top secret Long Cheng, where the CIA built its headquarters in 1962. It was from this base that the Secret War was largely planned and executed. As the war dragged on, Long Cheng became the busiest airbase in the world and a major center for the global opium and heroin trade. As we journey into Long Cheng for the first time – the site has been off limits to the outside world since the end of the war in 1975 – the film reconstructs the gripping story of the operation and illustrates its relevance to current American conflicts.

Filmography： Brothers in Arms – German Foreign Legionnaires in Indochina  BR/ Arte, Vietnam/ Germany, 2004.
Atlantis of the Sands  ZDF; Oman/ Germany 2002.
Angkor –the Khmer Heart of Stone SWR/ Arte, Cambodia/ Germany 2002.
Nepal‘s sold out daughters Arte/ MDR/ Discovery Channel, Nepal/ India/ Germany 2001.
Kumbh Mela –The Greatest Show on Earth Arte/ MDR/ Discovery Channel,
India/ Germany 2001. (Axel Springer Award 2002).
Robo.com.bat Germany 2001.
Human   Germany 2001.
Sample    ZDF/ Arte, Germany 2000.
Colour My Day  London 1999;
Always Merry  Hamburg 1999.
Bigboombaby  London 1999.