Triumphs and Laments documents one of contemporary artist William Kentridge’s most ambitious and controversial projects a colossal frieze along the banks of the Tiber river in Rome portraying the glories and tragedies of the Eternal City that was commissioned in the summer of 2016. The film, shot with exclusive access to Kentridge over the course of two years from his home in South Africa to the center of Rome, details the artist’s vision and his creative process in developing a work of art that will disappear in just a few years.
该影片讲述了由于人类的过度开采，导致资源枯竭，地球环境恶化，人类移居太空，主角裴鸿萧受命带领队友在净化地球过程中与地球上危险的变异生物斗智斗勇，独自背负重任，突破重重险恶困境，以及秘密执行寻找转化空间站水污染芯片任务的故事。
