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When Flowers Bloom, I Think of the Moon 2021 Set during the late Joseon period, when a strict alcohol prohibition has been enacted

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. Ever the victor on the battlefield, Devereux returns to London after defeating Spanish forces at Cadi

A Real Vermeer (2016) Young and talented Han van Meegeren is a rebel in the early 1920's Amsterdam art-scene. Because he paints in the style of his idols Rembrandt and Vermeer, critics find his work old-fashioned and they call him a copycat. Just to prove a point, he produces a fake Vermeer and trie

The FBI Story (1959) The story of the FBI unfolds through the eyes of one of its agents. During his career he investigates gangsters, swindlers, the klu klux klan, Nazi agents and cold war spies.

Red Dog (2017) An action packed and heartwarming story of the friendship formed between a tank-destroyer dog of the Red Army during WWII and a group of soldiers.

Kidnapped 2023 A Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858

The young Jewish girl, Hadassah, goes on to become the Biblical Esther, the Queen of Persia, who saves the Jewish nation from annihilation at the hands of its archenemy.

The Farthest (2017) Is it humankind's greatest achievement? 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space. It is the first human-made object ever to do so. Slowly dying within its heart is a plutonium generator that will beat for perhaps anoth

Chinas Warrior Queen Fu Hao 2022 Over 3,500 years ago, the powerful Shang Dynasty emerged from the Central Chinese plains Their armies were led by a fierce and brilliant young general her name was Fu Hao

Glorious 39 (2009) 1939 is set between present-day London and the idyllic British countryside in the time before the beginning of the Second World War. At a time of uncertainty and high tension, the story revolves around the formidable Keyes family, who are keen to uphold and preserve their very tra

The Search for General Tso (2014) Who was General Tso, and why are we eating his chicken? This feature documentary explores the origins and ubiquity of Chinese-American food through the story of an iconic sweet and spicy chicken dish.

Iceman 2014 During the Ming Dynasty four orphans Ying, Sao, Yuanlong and Niehu are raised in Taoyuan Village and become close to being brothers Their exceptional martial arts skills allows them to reach the highest rank within the imperial guards After a successful attempt to kill a Japanese troop l

The Battle of Port Arthur (1980) Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905. In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same ti

Iron Jawed Angels (2004) Alice Paul and the women of the 1917 Women's Suffrage movement fight for future generations right to vote and run for office. Sacrificing their health, marriages and the limited amount of freedom they had, women were imprisoned and force fed after picketing and hunger-striki

Sink the Bismarck! (1960) Chronicles the breakout of the Bismarck during the early days of World War Two. Seen both from the point of view of the many naval vessels on both sides and from the central headquarters of the British where the search for the super battleship was controlled.

The Lost Viking (2018) A young Viking called Vitharr arrives in Britain with dreams of conquest and adventure, but when his family and clan are ambushed and killed, he must survive alone in this strange,dangerous...

Saving General Yang (2013) Northeast China, early Northern Song dynasty, AD 986. The Khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre, abducting General Yang Ye (Adam Cheng) and leaving his wife and seven sons to rescue him - and fall into their deadly trap. Led by the first son (Ekin Cheng), the s

Nayika Devi The Warrior Queen 2022 Nayika Devi, the Warrior Queen is a Historical drama set in the 12th century The film is about Indias first female warrior Tale of Chalukya, Queen of Gujarat, who not only ruled Patan for years but also overthrew the great Muhammad Ghori on the battlefield in 1178

Teenage (2013) Teenagers did not always exist. In this living collage of rare archival material, filmed portraits, and voices lifted from early 20th Century diary entries, a struggle erupts between adults and adolescents to define a new idea of youth.

The Story of Maths (2008 )Co-produced by the BBC and presented by Oxford professor Marcus du Sautoy, this miniseries covers such subjects as the invention of zero and the Riemann hypothesis, the contributions of great mathematicians including Pythagoras, Plato and Euclid, and some of the biggest uns

Battleground (1949) We follow a band of American soldiers as they engage the Germans in a snowy, foggy winter near Bastogne in World War II. They're low on fuel, rations, and ammunition; the Germans are constantly encouraging their surrender via radio and leaflets, and most importantly, the pervasiv

Alone Yet Not Alone (2013) The year is 1755, and the English colonies are being ravaged by the atrocities of war. Opposing European powers have clashed over the fertile Ohio valley, and entire families are devastated by the ensuing violence. Hostile native tribes are raiding the vulnerable frontier

The Champion 2020 The story of the pre war boxing champion Tadeusz Teddy Pietrzykowski, who in 1940 arrives with the first transport of prisoners to the newly created Auschwitz concentration camp There, camp officers force him to fight for his and other prisoners lives However, with every win, he st

Lady Oscar 1979 Oscar Francois de Jarjayes was born female, but her father who longed for a son and a heir insisted she be raised as a boy, alongside, Andre Grandier, the grandson of her nanny When Oscar matures into an adult she is selected to be captain of the guards at the Palace of Versailles un

7 Days in Entebbe (2018) Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.

Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation. Twenty ...

The Toys That Made Us (2017 ) Toys can be more than simply children's playthings, the biggest ones can say so much about popular culture and the generations raised in it. This series covers the history of the major toylines of the post-World War II generations, the media franchises they represented,

American Epic 2015 Go inside one of the greatest ever untold stories how the ordinary people of America were given the opportunity to make records for the first time This four part film, narrated by Robert Redford, melds space, time and technology to reveal the raw roots of American music Tracing th

The Fighting Preacher (2019) When Willard and Rebecca Bean are called on a mission to a town that's hostile towards them, they must choose whether to fight for their right to live there or love their hostile neighbors.

Hinterland 2021 When an ex prisoner of the Great War returns home and finds his comrades brutally murdered, he decides to bring the serial killer to justice

Beneath Hill 60 (2010) The extraordinary true story of Oliver Woodward. It's 1916 and Woodward must tear himself from his new young love to go to the mud and carnage of the Western Front. Deep beneath the German lines. Woodward and his secret platoon of Australian tunnelers fight to defend a leaking

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998) In the 3rd Century BC, Ying Zheng, heir to the Kingdom of Qin, seeks to dominate the remaining six Chinese kingdoms. Ying's strategy is to seem invincible. Ying sends his concubine Zhao to the Han Kingdom as a spy, to enlist an assassin he can conquer. Zhao persua

Kennedy 2023 A chronicle of John F Kennedys life, including his youth, ascension into politics, presidency, and his lasting impact on history

The Long Way Home (1997) After WWII, Jewish Holocaust survivors are moved into Displaced Persons' camps. After delays, more physical hardship, and years of uncertainty, they are permitted to begin new lives in Israel and the U.S.

Hong Cheon Gi (2021 ) Set during the Joseon era, Hong Chun Gi is a female painter with genius like painting talent. She is picked as the first female painter of the Dohwaseo. For her, painting is everything. One day, she meets Ha Ram.

A Night to Remember (1958) A successful attempt at an even-handed portrayal of the White Star Line's (later part of Cunard) luxury liner R.M.S. Titanic's sinking from the standpoint of 2nd Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller, himself the most senior of the ill-fated ship's Deck Officers to survive th

Korengal (2014) Picks up where Restrepo left off. Once again we meet the men of Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 503nd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in 2007-8. They are deployed at one of the most dangerous places on earth - certainly the most dangerous place, at the time, for

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola y de la Pedrueca, in 1868, accidentally discovered Patheolitic paintings with the help of a hunter named Modesto Cubillas inside Altamiras caves, located in Cantabria, north to Spain. Trying to expose their discovery to the academic world for that they study the paintings,

Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008) Zeitgeist Addendum, attempts to locate the root causes of this pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. This solution is not based on politics, morality, laws, or any other "establishment" notions of human affairs, but rather on a modern, non-super

Can the greatest mysteries of the past be solved by modern science The truth is up there, hidden among the stars, in a place we call The Universe

The Shadows of Men (2017) For eight years during the Vietnam War, the Razorback gunship platoon had only one mission... combat.

The Advocate (1993) In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is pushed to defend a pig, owned by the mysterious gypsy Samira. The pig has been arrested for

La Belle Vie: The Good Life (2015) La Belle Vie: The Good Life is a story of self-discovery as Haitian-American filmmaker; Rachelle Salnave ventures to confront the grace, and simultaneously the unseemliness, of her native ideologies. Born in New York City, but raised by an upper class patriotic Hai

Nanjing! Nanjing! (2009) In 1937, Japan occupied Nanjing, the Chinese capital. There was a battle and subsequent atrocities against the inhabitants, especially those who took refuge in the International Security Zone.

Z (1969) In a mid-sized metropolis (population 500,000) in a right-wing military led country, a pacifist organization, which supports the opposition party in the government, is planning on holding an anti-military, nuclear disarmament rally. The organization's charismatic leader - the deputy - is sc

Band of Angels (1957) Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widower father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and he sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly however, Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her fat

Lady Kasuga (1990) Kasuga no Tsubone was a Japanese noble, one of the best politicians in the Edo period. A prominent samurai family during that period. She negotiated with the Imperial Court and contributed to the stabilization of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

1 (2013) Set in the golden era of Grand Prix Racing '1' tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during Formula 1's deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever.