《果冻传媒沈樵系列》ErstwhileSpecialForcesoperativeDocAlexanderisaskedtobrokeratrucewiththeMexicandrugcartelinsecrecy.WhenOklahomaGovernorRichardJeffscelebratestheexecutionofahigh-rankingcartelmemberonTV,hisChiefofStaffandDocinformhimaboutthepeacehejustended.Butit’stoolate,asCuco,thecartel’shatchetman,hassethisvengefulsightsonDoc’sdaughterDixie.Theydon’tmake’emlikeLittleDixieanymore:honedtothebone,allgesturesandactions,onlyafewwords.Toomanygenrefilmsthesedaystrytocreatemeaningbypilingideasandintentionsontheirnarrativeframes.JohnSwab,asalways,workstheotherwayaround.Meaninganddepthcomefromtakingawaywhateverissuperfluous–byreducingtheplottoitsbareessenceandthecharacterstotheircoretradesandtricks.Ultimately,LittleDixiefeelslikethepulpfictionversionofaGiacomettisculpture,allfearfulsymmetriesandmirrorimages.Agemofcrimecinemaatitspurestandmostphilosophical,proudlyfeaturingnoir’snewdarling,FrankGrillo.源自：https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/little-dixie