Chile's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category. Santiago de Chile, 1978. In the midst of the tough social context of Pinochets dictatorship, Raúl Peralta, a man in his fifties, is obsessed with the idea of impersonating Tony Manero, John Travoltas character in Saturday Night Fever. Raúl leads a small group of dancers regularly performing at a bar located in the outskirts of the city. Every Saturday evening, he unleashes his passion for the films music by imitating his idol. His dream of being recognized as a successful showbiz star is about to become a reality when the national television announces a Tony Manero impersonating contest. His urge to reproduce his idols likeness drives him to commit a series of crimes and thefts. In the meantime, his dancing partners, who are involved in underground activities against the regime, are persecuted by the governments secret police. Tony Manero is a story about loss of identity and obsession in the recent Chilean history
八公(Forest 饰)是一条谜一样的犬,因为没有人知道它从哪里来。教授帕克(理查·基尔 Richard Gere 饰)在小镇的火车站拣到一只走失的小狗,冥冥中似乎注定小狗和帕克教授有着某种缘分,帕克一抱起这只小狗就再也放不下来,最终,帕克对小狗八公的疼爱感化了起初极力反对养狗的妻子卡特(琼·艾伦 Joan Allen 饰)。八公在帕克的呵护下慢慢长大,帕克上班时八公会一直把他送到车站,下班时八公也会早早便爬在车站等候,八公的忠诚让小镇的人家对它更加疼爱。有一天,八公在帕克要上班时表现异常,居然玩起了以往