SYNOPSIS
Urgently called, the police inspector has arrived in a hotel, and didn't find any crime, but noticed some strangenesses occurring there. He has decided to leave, but a snow avalanche is crushed in the mountains, making it impossible for him to leave. Soon, inspector has found a body of a dead lodger. Everyone who lives in the hotel is under suspicion... (Strugatsky Brothers website)
NOTES
This is a crime / mystery thriller with surreal and psychedelic science fiction overtones based on a book Inspector Glebsky's Puzzle by the Strugatsky brothers. The screenplay was also written by the brothers and it differs from the book. The less you know about the movie the better starting point you have. The film is based largely on the mystery of what's happening to the people of Dead Mountaineer's Hotel. Is everything what it seems? Who's dead or who's not?。故事发生在90年代末某个中国内陆小城市的武术学校中,在校长的高压管理下,有一个格格不入的少年张萃山。他对武术毫无兴趣,却对学习文化知识表现了很强的天分。可因为身在武校,他这种尴尬的属性,让他生活过的非常凄惨。他屡次想要逃离,却都以失败告终。直到有一天,一个年轻的文化课老师的到来,打破了武校里的平衡。。废柴哥哥查跟模范生妹妹珍从小争斗到大,但又鲁又废的他在优秀的妹妹面前任何事都占不了上风,唯有恶搞妹妹为乐,尤其是在妹妹谈恋爱时,常摆出兄长的架子来逞威风。而这次珍努力发展与日泰混血帅哥小饼的恋情,但查却因不满妹妹的选择,决定要出招来恶搞这对小情人!势死保卫爱情的珍又该如何接招!。