Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) confesses to a priest (Frank Sheridan), who grants him absolution. Using the address on a letter he found on the dead man's body, Paul then travels to Germany to find his family.
As anti-French sentiment continues to permeate Germany, Dr. Holderlin (Lionel Barrymore) initially refuses to welcome Paul into his home, but changes his mind when his son's fiancée Elsa identifies him as the man who has been leaving flowers on Walter's grave. Rather than reveal the real connection between them, Paul tells the Holderlin family he was a friend of their son, who attended the same musical conservatory he did.
Although the hostile townspeople and local gossips disapprove, the Holderlins befriend Paul, who finds himself falling in love with Elsa (Nancy Carroll). When she shows Paul her former fiancé's bedroom, he becomes distraught and tells her the truth. She convinces him not to confess to Walter's parents, who have embraced him as their second son, and Paul agrees to forego easing his conscience and stays with his adopted family. Dr. Holderlin presents Walter's violin to Paul, who plays it while Elsa accompanies him on the piano.
The film's original title, The Man I Killed, was changed to The Fifth Commandment to avoid giving "wrong impressions in the minds of the public about the character of the story." It ultimately was released as Broken Lullaby.
真人真事哎，人家印度有人权律师哎，人家人权律师能办几万个案子哎，人家人权律师办的案子梦拍成电影哎，人家电影拍出来还能过审、还能在海外播出哎！人家法院系统还真的能监督国家暴力机关哎！人家警察系统里还有独具良心的自上而下的独立调查机制哎！而且真的能保证独立哎！人家印度这个司法体系也太work了吧！
ps,喜欢片中典型的印度电影音乐；
然而黑暗总是会过去的，只是抗争从来都不会停止——这大概也是，文艺作品需要持续表达的愤怒
与政府对抗，这是一条多么艰难的路。
可看性很强，可以当律师片看，一路高歌猛进的人权律师，总能拿到出其不意的证据击溃愚蠢的警察。
唯一槽点是男主的“霸总”出场，他越过栅栏的一刹那，恍惚感觉下一秒会有个妹子出现
真实事件改编？女主和人权律师都很了不起……
前半个小时嗤之以鼻就这？越到后面越膜拜，整片节奏太好，悬念依次拉开，最后的热血也不觉得假。好片。
看误杀的时候就疑惑 印度是不是没有广电总局
电影题材选的很好，全景以及一些镜头画面语言也都表现得不错，但歌声与人物的哭嚎总给我一种分裂感，无法深入其中。
配音真的很难受，其他的都很完美。有问题，正视问题，解决问题。CN加油。
印度真是个奇怪的地方，这种低种姓的案子，在有的国家压根儿就不会被受理，就更别提免费的良心律师了
列宁铜像桌上摆，马克思画像墙上挂，社会主义心中留，共产斗士救贱民！！！！
印度电影老生常谈了，也不是第一次直面国情制度等等，未来还是期待更多年轻化视听语言的印度电影吧。
即使我们调侃他们“干净又卫生”，不得不说人家的电影真的很会/能拍。
过于原始的种姓制度面对突如其来的现代西方文化，这种反差所产生的冲击比我们的更猛烈，印度的神奇可能就是在于这种近乎奇幻的反差，简直就是故事题材的天然沃土...
就……幸好它是以爽片的形式拍的。难以相信现代社会还有因为相信某个人群是神身上的泥灰所以低等恶劣的国家，也难以相信这样的国家可以拍这种电影。不过距离电影里故事的发生过去这么多年了，事情好像也并没什么起色
观影过程中一直在思考为什么美国大公司的CEO都是印度人，难道我们中国人不配当苹果的、facebook、谷歌的ceo吗，我的结论是到顶尖人才这个层面拼的就不是赚钱的能力，而是内心的修为和信仰，将连数字都不识的村民和莽荒时代的警察们，那么落后的印度拍出来的，却是的印度精英的电影人。
普法啊！“为了民主，我们必须是极权主义者”，印度很布尔什维克啊。
印度版的辩护人。很有力量的一部电影，讲述为了底层人民的正义和公平而反抗压迫。另外，印度好像可以随便游行抗议，而且是可以挥着共产党旗抗议的啊……
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