Miners Shot Down (2014)
Miners Shot Down 2014 In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africas biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages Six days into the strike, the police used live ammunition to brutally suppress it, killing 34 and injuring many more The police insisted that they shot in self def
The Day Carl Sandburg Died (2011)
The Day Carl Sandburg Died 2011 The Day Carl Sandburg Died is a dynamic exploration into the life and work of the iconic American, Carl Sandburg From an impoverished youth on the prairie of Illinois to the halls of Congress and the Ed Sullivan Show, it was a tale of perseverance and success During h
Golden Kamuy (2024)
Golden Kamuy 2024 In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold
Hawai · Maree oki kaisen (1942)
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Filiberto (2017)
Filiberto 2017 The deeds of a professional musician who abandons his trumpet and family to live the clandestine life of an armed revolutionary for Puerto Rican independence
Freedom Riders (2010)
Freedom Riders 2010 This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation These self proclaimed, Freedom Riders challenged the mores of a racially segregated society by performing a disarming
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2009 The story of the Disney Renaissance, an incredibly prolific, successful and prestigious decade lasting from 1984 to 1994 that saw the fallen Walt Disney Animation Studios unexpected progressive triumphant return to excellence
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
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The Source (1999)
The Source 1999 Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouacs meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S Burroughs in 1997 Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their a
Destiny (1997)
Destiny 1997 The story is set in the 12th century in Arab ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone The caliphs political rivals, centered around the leader of a fanatical Islami
Delphi: Why It Matters (2010)
Delphi: Why It Matters (2010) The site of the famous Oracle, Delphi spanned two great c.
Eastern Memories (2018)
Eastern Memories (2018) A journey through Mongolia, Japan, China and South Korea, narrated by the journals of Finnish linguist, diplomat and journeyman G.J. Ramstedt (1873-1950).
Blitz (2024)
Blitz 2024 Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II
Sharaku (1995)
Sharaku 1995 A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal The film explores the eternal relationship between artist and producer, and describes the emanicip
A Radiant Girl (2021)
A Radiant Girl 2021 Paris, summer 1942 Irene is Jewish and French She is 19 and living a life of passions Her friendships, her new love, her desire to be an actress Nothing suggests that Irenes time is running out
Budapest Noir (2017)
Budapest Noir 2017 A murder mystery set in Budapest, 1936 Just as Hungary was preparing to allign itself with Hitler, a young beautiful girl is found dead and no one wants to investigate except Gordon a crime reporter who has a gut feeling that t
Karin Månsdotter (1954)
Karin Månsdotter (1954) The movie starts with a silent section of slapsticks in BLUE and white and with piano music, giving an outline of Karin's rise and fall. The rest is normal B&W movie. Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and become
The Hitler Gang (1944)
The Hitler Gang 1944 The film depicts the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi movement from a small radical political adventurer and cell to the dictatorial regime of Germany in the genre of a gangster film The historical facts are portrayed accurately, with the exception of some minor errors
Nazi Art Thieves (2017)
Nazi Art Thieves (2017) This film examines the mechanisms of Nazi extortion during World War II, and is interspersed with current issues surrounding restitutions. It retraces the incredible stories of 3 major ...
In Between Songs (2014)
In Between Songs 2014 Within the small Australian Aboriginal community of Nhulunbuy, Djalu Gurruwiwi, famed traditional didjeridu craftsman and player, alongside his sister, Dhanggal, strain to keep Galpu clan traditions safe from numerous internal and external forces When Djalus son, Larry, proves
National Theatre Live King Lear (2018)
National Theatre Live King Lear 2018 Two aging fathers one a King, one his courtier reject the children who truly love them Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, and their worlds crumble Tender, violent, moving, and shocking, King Lear is considered by many to be th
The Fourth World (2011)
The Fourth World 2011 One out of every six human beings lives in a very hidden world the world of slums Filmed on five continents, The Fourth World takes viewers deep inside this hidden world, a world the United Nations says could triple in the next 30 years Getting past the statistics is tough One
Manu (2018)
Manu 2018 The Belgian filmmaker Manu Bonmariage, known as the spiritual father of the Striptease show, now has Alzheimers at 76 Although his memory plays tricks on him, his daughter Emmanuelle goes back in time to portray a direct cinema filmmaker who was always close to the characters he so loved t
Die Pest in Florenz (1919)
Die Pest in Florenz (1919) Suddenly appearing in Florence, an evil seductress causes Cesare, the city's ruler, and his son to both fall madly in love with her. The son, killing his father before an order to torture the woman can be carried out, then turns the city's churches into dens of sexual deba
No Intenso Agora (2017)
No Intenso Agora (2017) Between 1966 and 1968, the world was faced with revolutionary movements in France, Czechoslovakia, Brazil and China. While their success was limited, the people who took part and devoted themselves to the cause came away with life-defining experiences, the kind they would fin
Brothel No 8 (1974)
Brothel No 8 1974 A journalist interviews an old woman who was forced into prostitution, just like many other Japanese women working in Asia outside of Japan during the first half of the 20th century She worked in a Malaysian brothel called Sandakan 8
Chiara (2022)
Chiara 2022 A biography of St Clare of Assisi, who left her wealthy family to become a nun after hearing St Francis preach
Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much (2017)
Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much (2017) The story of Ted Slauson, a contestant who gamed the rules of The Price Is Right (1972) through extensive analysis and became a sensation on the game show.
Guns at Batasi (1964)
Guns at Batasi 1964 Regimental Sergeant Major Lauderdale Sir Richard Attenborough is a by the book, strict disciplinarian, who seems like an anachronism in a sleepy peacetime African outpost of the modern British commonwealth Ridiculed behind his back by his subordinate N C O s, he must play host to
The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
The Last Days of Pompeii 1959 Mount Vesuvius looms ominously over the doomed city of Pompeii, a city in turmoil Its citizens are being terrorized by a group of black hooded thieves on the rampage, murdering entire families, and looting their homes Strangely, theyre also leaving a calling card The si
Prehistoric Astronomers (2007)
Prehistoric Astronomers (2007) Cave paintings and lunar calendars exist in the caves and remains of prehistoric hunters studied recently. What if Prehistoric Man were clever enough to develop in depth scientific knowledge? As unlikely as it may seem, new data tend to prove that Prehistoric Man actua
The Lady and the Highwayman (1988)
The Lady and the Highwayman 1988 The young lady Panthea Vyne falls in love with the handsome highwayman who saves her from her brutal husband He kills him in a fair duel Later, when Charles the 2nd is reinstated as King of England, she attends the royal court But here she becomes the enemy of the ki
Jingle Bell Rocks (2013)
Jingle Bell Rocks 2013 An exclusive backstage pass into a fascinating underground world of alternative Christmas music Starring an eclectic cast of characters The Flaming Lips, Run DMC, John Waters plus two dozen amazing and original songs, JINGLE BELL ROCKS is a cinematic sleigh ride into the stran
The Devils Bath (2024)
The Devils Bath 2024 Austria in the 18th century Forests surround villages Killing a baby gets a woman sentenced to death Agnes readies for married life with her beloved But her mind and heart grow heavy A gloomy path alone, evil thoughts arising
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Uni
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (2017) A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries-and path of promise toward the American dream-Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every fi
The Holy Inquisition (1974)
The Holy Inquisition 1974 Gaspar de Carvajal, a Dominican, has not seen his family since the age of 10 when he was sent away to pursue the religious life He attends the funeral of his father, where he notices that the body was washed, then buried in a shroud and without a coffin Gaspar tells his con
Four Days in September (1997)
Four Days in September 1997 Fernando, a journalist, and his friend Cesar join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties Cesare, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil an
Royal Shakespeare Company Henry IV Part I (2014)
Royal Shakespeare Company Henry IV Part I 2014 The second play in Shakespeares series of histories covering the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V Shakespeare muses on the consequences of actions, the role of princes and the realities of wielding power
The 11th Green (2020)
The 11th Green 2020 A respected journalist uncovers the truth behind the mythology of President Eisenhowers long alleged involvement in extraterrestrial events
One Second (2020)
One Second 2020 A movie fan in a remote farmland strikes a relationship with a homeless female vagabond
Cest mon homme (2022)
Cest mon homme 2022 A wife recognizes her husbands photo as an amnesic drifter who went missing in action during the Great War in 1916 They reunited she helps him to fall in love with her again Until another woman claims to be the mans real wife
The Boer War (1992)
The Boer War 1992 Journey back in time to a different age, when the sun never set on the British Empire and her armies were great in number The Boer War 1899 1902 was a turning point in British military history and would revolutionize tactics, battlefield strategy, equipment, and training Well known
Walk Invisible The Bronte Sisters (2016)
Walk Invisible The Bronte Sisters 2016 In 1845 at Haworth on the Yorkshire moors sisters Anne, Charlotte and Emily Bronte and their father, a retired parson with failing eye sight, are continually troubled by their drunken, irresponsible brother Branwell, who wastes every opportunity given him to be
Plague City SARS in Toronto (2005)
Plague City SARS in Toronto 2005 The once clean and healthy city of Toronto becomes the pariah of the western world when a deadly chain of infection lands in the city Panic spreads as the number of SARS cases increases as there are no effective treatments In HD
Old Gringo (1989)
Old Gringo 1989 When school teacher Harriet Winslow goes to Mexico to teach, she is kidnapped by Gen Tomas Arroyo and his revolutionaries An aging American, Ambrose Old Gringo Bierce also in Mexico, befriends Gen Arroyo and meets Harriet Bierce is a famous writer, who knowing that he is dying, wishe
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955)
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler 1955 A disillusioned Wehrmacht officer named Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his co conspirators attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944
The Last Daughter (2022)
The Last Daughter 2022 Brendas first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family Decades later, she feels disconnected from both halves of her life But the trau