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.
但是怎么就感觉印度人这么没骨气？感觉女主的印度味不够足，脸应该比较符合西方审美，不说印地语而说英语，总感觉在看欧美电影。
解决绑架案方面，细节和合理性有待提高。解决社会问题方面，更是任重道远。
这部片子可能给了一些人启迪，这样子操作也许能得到足够的关注啊！
有很多类似逻辑的电影，善良的人用一场浩大的声势逼迫大家看到被人忽略的恶行。一开始就一直在好奇到底是什么样的过去，也在各种细节里看到了“女性力量”，但依旧没有想到是这样的案子、这种结果。法律比道德低很多，是最最后的底线。还是希望教育的普及、整体素质的提高，更有同理心，越来越少的恶行吧。
逻辑上最完美的地方在于：女教师的主要目的，是要杀掉or揭发当年的强奸犯，防止他再次犯罪。
议题确实切合印度社会实际，当然较为理想主义，现代社会肯定是无法让强奸罪死刑化的，印度这种男权高度集中的国家就更是如此了。
感动是真的，悲喜是相通的，这才是最难得的东西。支持一把印度妇女。
可悲
里外都是监狱，没什么差别。部分情节商业味明显，搅乱整体调性，间接削弱了布洛克的精彩表演，受害者兄弟逻辑捉急，结尾交叉蒙太奇莫名其妙，如此若干问题持续摧毁观感，让本片最终十分平庸。
拍的不好，故事显得狗血了，要不能和曼切斯特差不多吧？
【2.5】执导层面挺有看头，节奏和气氛都维持得不错。但这个故事的呈现本身太低效率了，几处值得发挥的地方几乎都被编剧阉割或忽略掉，只为了顺利达到主线叙事上的煽情目的。
开头的节奏很好 很紧张 就是确实有些bug
这部影片的作用究竟怎么样不得而已，不奢求改变，起码能够被注意到。
开头和结尾都很好，几处反转也让人很喜欢。但是当中过程太拖了。感觉压缩减少20分钟完全可以更紧凑
社会议题电影，我们啥时候才有啊。表演好用力，真是印度风
印度的网警也忒摸鱼了吧……视频随便传？投票随便投？
层层递进+反转
节奏、演员演技、故事和整体议题价值性都很棒，虽然最后 为了画面美感 所有街上人都是黑色伞有点儿脱离现实了 其他都蛮好的 很棒的一部。 看完好沉重啊………有时候邪恶的成本太低，维护正义的成本太高。 但世界本不应该如此。
没有歌舞，两小时没有尿点，印度片越来越多好片了。虽然还是逃不开一些套路，例如罪犯之所以成为片中罪犯，是因为有冤要诉。近年这套路真的有点多。
其实之前听过一位著名的法律学家说过，不给强奸犯判死刑是因为，如果判刑过重，可能会导致强奸犯破罐破摔，在犯罪过程中杀了受害者。
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