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Follows Sara, head of the Toulouse police narcotics squad, who is forced to collaborate with Richard, the head of the local criminal police, to stop a go-fast between Spain and France and find the murderer linked to the case.。1922的法国，没有战争的侵扰，显得静谧而美好。苏珊娜，一个年轻、着名的小说家因为缺少灵感而异常苦恼。为了寻找到自己心中的“缪斯”，她跑到了祥和的乡下，把自己孤立起来。在这里，她住在一栋巨大的房子里，准备静心写自己的小说。这栋房子大而诡秘，到处都是形形色色的房间。在打开了一个被封起来的房间之后，苏珊娜把自己的“创作基地”放在了这里。 　　说来奇怪，本来文思枯竭的苏珊娜只要一坐在这个房间的桌子前便会文如泉涌。伴着打字机噼里啪啦的声响，苏珊娜的小说进展得很顺利，可是小说写得越好，苏珊娜的精神状况就越差。她开始不断地出现幻听和幻视。而且在午夜时分，她还会做噩梦。似乎那本正在被顺利创作的小说已经成为了她的梦魇。事情不止于此，村庄里接连失踪了几个小女孩，村民开始恐慌，而发生在苏珊娜和她周围的怪事也越来越多。。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!。