在枪案频发的芝加哥,保罗原本是一个温文儒雅仁心妙手的医生,拥有一个幸福美满的家庭。一场突如其来的厄运让他的妻女惨遭暴徒欺凌,女儿昏迷不醒,爱妻更因此丧失生命,与他天人永隔。然而,城市里连串的凶案让警方束手无策,种种原因使得保罗的案件无法结案,本应受到制裁的凶徒逍遥法外。
在崩溃和绝望中,保罗的人生价值观彻底改变。为了替家人复仇,保罗决定孤身寻凶,主动出击,单枪匹马在城市街头制裁暴力犯罪。警方和大众对这位伸张正义的神秘“帽兜男”众说纷纭,争论不休。在“守护天使”的外衣下,保罗最终迎来了和仇人的生死决战。。Disarmingly realistic in its depiction of the realities of frontier life, Heartland is a strong antidote to the cliches of traditional Westerns. This semi-documentary slice of life is based on the diaries of Elmore Randall Stewart about her days on the Wyoming frontier in the early 20th century. It's a strongly feminist statement about a woman raising her small daughter alone and scrapping for a living by working for a shy Scottish rancher. Director Richard Pearce brings an endearing touch to a film that is helped greatly by the dazzling cinematography of Fred Murphy. Conchata Ferrell and Rip Torn star in this small film that substitutes veracity for a high-powered plot. Pearce worked as a cinematographer on Woodstock and other documentaries before making his directorial debut.
Winner of the 1980 Berlin Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival。