上世纪初,军阀吴大帅攻打下石头城后,梦想做皇帝。军师半梦道人妄图夺取浮屠秘术,假借改命之说,引祸郎中德一,圆大帅皇帝梦。德一为报师们和妻女之仇,也为世间不再生灵涂炭,利用景侍卫巧妙布局设套。最终,半梦道人作茧自缚,大帅命丧黄泉。。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...。