Emma is a businesswoman coming from Australia to the U.S to sign a controversial oil contract. On her way to a press conference, she jumps into a taxi. Soon after, to her surprise, she is attacked and drugged by the taxi driver. She wakes up tied to a chair in a filthy cabin. Emma soon learns she's the night's amusement for a man named Jim and his loyal associates Pete and Shir...。影片《因水之名》体现了中国环保主义电影人的先锋性,打破了传统电影的叙事常规,将具有对话性的几种跨类型影像有机结合,结构起一部非常态电影,包含了类型片、戏剧电影、纪录影像等众多元素,传递丰富的信息量、表达对于环境问题的思考,呼吁提高忧患意识,宣扬环境文化。 本片由三个表面互不相关的部分组成——复仇故事、危水怪谈、环境纪录,三部分交叉展示,形成特殊的节奏感,把富有冲击力的影像、夸张的戏剧化表现形式、和冷静的纪录风格结合在一起,展现全球环境危机下人的百态——绝望、焦躁、无助、麻木、神经质、反讽自嘲……诠释人类与水危机的关系,意在为人类敲响警钟,让观众在这些既真实又极端的议论声中,在苦笑和泪水中,反思人类与环境的关系,从而唤起更多人对当下环境问题的关注。。