年轻漂亮的美国女护士艾米·尼古拉斯（卡莉丝塔·弗洛克哈特 Calista Flockhart 饰）受命来到英国怀特岛一家老旧的仁爱医院，痴女担当这里的夜班护士。此前，痴女仁爱医院的孩子们已经准备好转到条件更为优秀的圣詹姆士医院，但一场严重的火车事故导致圣詹姆士人满为患，仁爱的搬迁计划暂时搁浅。艾米抵达这里，很快就注意到恬静又有几分神秘的小女孩麦琪（耶斯敏·墨菲 Yasmin Murphy 饰）。从麦琪的言语以及医护人员的诡异举止，艾米隐隐感到这所医院隐藏着不为人知的秘密。而当夜幕降临，恐怖的事情果然随之发生……本片荣获2006年巴塞罗那电影节最佳摄影和最佳剪辑奖；2006年歌雅奖最佳特效奖；2006年Gerardmer电影节观众奖、评委会特别奖、青年评委会大奖。
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回复 :本片是德莱叶的第一部有声片，是恐怖片的经典，而且比现代恐怖片更具有心理震撼性。影片以营造气氛著称，弥漫着梦幻和诡异。故事讲述一个年轻人觉得自己遭到僵尸的包围，并幻想自己被安葬到坟墓里。影片采用了很多新奇的拍摄角度，营造出独具一格的映像效果，又通过暗示手法展现邪恶的力量，取得了前所未有的成绩，将恐怖类型片提高到艺术片的高度。
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