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''Purgatory'' is a 1999 western fantasy film directed by Uli Edel. ==Plot== An outlaw band, led by Blackjack Britton (Eric Roberts) and second man Cavin Guthrie (Peter Stormare), rob a bank. During a subsequent gunfight, a woman is shot and dies in the arms of Sonny (Cavin's nephew), a young member of the gang who is the lookout and appears to still have a conscience. The gang flees and is pursued by a posse. After passing through a dust storm, they see and enter a tunnel, emerging at the other end into verdant pastures around the town of Refuge. In this town, no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears (except in the saloon). Also, whenever the town's church bell sounds, all of the residents immediately flock to the church without question. Sonny seems to think he has seen some of the residents before, but is unable to remember where. He becomes very puzzled when a stagecoach arrives at night with a woman who is identical to the one who died in his arms when they robbed the bank. Meanwhile, the rest of the outlaw gang begin to cause mayhem and threaten the destruction of the town, but the men of Refuge seem unwilling to resist them. At one point a young woman, Rose, who has become the object of Sonny's love, is threatened by the gang, and he is seen by the men of Refuge as willing to lay down his life to save her. Sonny finds out that the town of Refuge is actually a kind of purgatory, and the faces that he thought he recognized were in fact well-known people such as Doc Holliday, Wild Bill Hickok, Jesse James, and Billy the Kid, all of whom had previously died but who must now spend ten years in Refuge before being admitted into Heaven. During this time, they must avoid all violence and resist the temptations they succumbed to in life. If they fail, the penalty is to enter Hell immediately (in fact, the movie shows a former gunfighter — now a farmer — being sent to Hell for murdering one of Blackjack's henchmen). In particular, Wild Bill Hickok - the current sheriff - has only 24 hours to go until his ten-year sentence is up, explaining why there was no resistance to the gang. While most of the townspeople, anticipating an imminent attack from Blackjack's gang, go into hiding (since they believe retaliation would send everyone to Hell for not completing their ten years in Refuge), Sonny stands alone in the main street against the gang to protect Rose. The gunfighters realize that all their time in Refuge has been spent worried about their own lives, while "here's this green kid willing to give his life for the woman he loves." Rather than see evil triumph, the gunfighters arm themselves and join Sonny, even though this apparently means they abandon all hope of Heaven. The evil outlaws, who had viewed the men of the town as cowards, are now amazed to confront these famous names. Though outnumbered, the men of Refuge triumph after a classic shoot-out, during which Sonny is mortally wounded and in turn becomes a resident of Refuge; Blackjack is the last to die in a quick draw against Wild Bill. Blackjack and his men are all thrown into Hell. The men of Refuge are now convinced they will also be condemned to Hell. As they are led away by the Gatekeeper, the stagecoach arrives from Heaven. The Driver (R.G. Armstrong) explains to them that "the Creator may be tough, but He ain't blind". The men, by standing up to evil and giving up their lives for the other townspeople, acted with honor and courage; rather than being condemned to Hell, they will be taken to Heaven. Sonny asks to remain in Refuge, in order to be with Rose. Wild Bill gives Sonny the sheriff's star and bids him farewell. The final scene is the stagecoach being bathed in light as it approaches Heaven. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Purgatory (1999 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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