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.
3星，乍看是姐妹情深的故事，但其实反映了老美社会阶层的鄙视链。
故事里的主人公，一切诉求只为让政府重视qj问题，但很可惜，这么简简单单的案件，至今在印度没有得到改善。
扎扎實實地講故事，細節、情感，特別打動我。
How I feels
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。
前半段属于单调乏味节奏慢但又没那么差、主要适合给演员发挥（刷奖）的鸡肋故事，后面戏剧动态多了，观感好一些。
太棒了。毫无尿点。最后甚至感人。naina太漂亮了
It won't be real
最后的结语真的令人心寒。
没有选举的地方，老爷们没有这方面担忧。
眾演員演技在線，只是劇本重要設定有硬傷，令全片由頭到尾都欠缺說服力。而當前者愈做得好，就愈顯得後者反映的落差。本片的主旨、立意是善良的，但劇本不嚴謹就是不嚴謹，煞是可惜。
演技可以的，剧情悲伤真实又荒诞。一方面，案发时没人去深究真相，连枪械指纹、火药反应都略过没测。一方面，年轻的少女法盲深信自己抗了雷，以至于人生直接崩溃开局（二十多年没问问五岁误杀犯罪么）。不过现在美国有父亲从女儿五岁就开始教射击了，还有十五岁少年的生日礼物——少年款专用武器在黑五促销，共和党号召每个班里都来几个持枪的少年保护安全，民主党号召穿防弹衣上学。少年枪击的普法教育也在一个接着一个案件的发生中，越来越好。（她妹没失忆…就很暗黑了。）
虽然有合理的诉求，但是绑架小孩的做法不可接受，整个剧情走向都很正常，没有惊喜的地方。
绑架提诉求形式的片子，这次是绑架了16个幼儿园孩子…整体风格让我想起了误杀二，绑架现场，警方，媒体，群众，雨天，但感觉因为没平衡好这几者的关系和对主线剧情的作用，所以前一个半小时都显得剧情推进有点慢…重头戏在结尾揭开真相的20分钟，虽然剧情猜到一多半，但还是非常有触动…印度最新女性现实题材电影，虽然没那么完美，但值得被更多人看到~3.5
女性被强奸可能一生都活在痛楚中，而那些强奸犯却换张嘴脸继续好好活着。都看到了吧，不，他们熟视无睹。
“Emotion can be an asset”
我立意很高，观众的欣赏能力也就这样，所以剧本什么的就随便弄一下就行了吧，前半段把观众的当傻子按在地上摩擦的剧情是真的让人有点生理不适感。但不得不提的是最后的落点立住了，典型的情绪流电影吧
极端的方式，稍显理想化的结局。通过不正当的方式获得的正义到底是不是正义？螳臂当车，以身殉道。时至今日，仍然经常在新闻里看到。一个个数字，背后都是活生生的个体、家庭、族群，过去现在以及看不见的未来。
快乐教育就能强直打脸CSI这类美剧。
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