影片描述了一种反抗和犯罪的幻想、一种冲破束缚和摧毁一切的渴望。导演Herzog创造了一个全部由侏儒组成的奇异的革命世界,每个居民都是侏儒,当他们的朋友被富有的当权者挟持为人质时,大家决定要解救他,决定要反抗这个体制。随着时间的推进,整个行动从开始的解救行动渐渐变得混乱和暴力。看色情画报、放火、打坏东西、折磨动物,甚至把一辆汽车推入悬崖。随着侏儒们愤怒的大破坏和挂在脸上庆祝的微笑以及不停的大笑,奏起了非洲部落的音乐,映象奇异美丽之极……The inhabitants of an institution in a remote country rebel against their keepers. Their acts of rebellion are by turns humorous, boring and alarming. An allegory on the problematic nature of fully liberating the human spirit, as both commendable and disturbing elements of our nature come forward. The film shows how justifiable revolt may be empowering, but may also turn to chaos and depravity. The allegory is developed in part by the fact that the film is cast entirely with dwarfs.