政乱,大太监刘瑾掌权操控锦衣卫,排除异己逐杀正直官员,玄明玄月虽为同父异母的兄弟,但为了权利哥哥玄月对弟弟玄明大大出手。正直善良的玄明成为刘瑾实现野心的绊脚石,刘瑾想借助兄弟不和之事将玄明除掉,一场阴谋和手足残杀即将展开。。Inspired by W.G. Sebald’s book and based on WWII archive footage, the film puts forward the question: is it morally acceptable to use civilian population as a means of war? Is it possible to justify mass destruction for the sake of higher “moral” ideals? The question remains as relevant today, as it was 80 years ago, and its urgency is tragically manifested in the current event...。