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Ancient Apocalypse 2021 Ancient Apocalypse investigates six catastrophic stories of how the worlds greatest civilisations collapsed Every continent has its ruins places where only stones tell the tale of a fallen people They might lay buried under the Earth, in the shade of jungle canopy or amidst t

Tempest (1958) A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost. During a blinding snowstorm he comes upon a stranger who was caught in the storm and is near death from freezing. He rescues the man and eventually brings him back to

Jumping continents and crossing cultures,

A Field in England (2013) Fleeing for their lives, a small party abandon their Civil War confederates and escape through an overgrown field. Thinking only of what lay behind, they are ambushed by two dangerous men and made to search the field. Psychedelia, madness and chaotic forces slowly overtake

Uprooted The Journey of Jazz Dance 2020 A feature length documentary on the lineage and future progressions of jazz dance

The Presidents Last Bang (2005) On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung Hee, who had ruled South Korea since a 1961 coup, was assassinated by Kim Jae Kyu, his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night, with a coda about the fate of each conspirator. While Park dines in th

Go for Broke! (1951) A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, t

Unrest (2017) When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it's "all in her head." Determined to live, she turns her camera on herself and her community, a hidden world of millions confined to their homes and bedrooms by

A film that chronicles the events of the Hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames.

Lone Star (1952) Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Crad

Undercover (1984) True story set in the Roaring Twenties Sydney about the rise of Berlei, a popular Australian brand of women's lingerie, famous for its bras and girdles.

Colonel Redl (1985) Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.

The Tracker (2002) It's 1922; somewhere in Australia. When a Native Australian man is accused of murdering a white woman, three white men (The Fanatic, The Follower and The Veteran) are given the mission of capturing him with the help of an experienced Native Australian (The Tracker). So they start

Fort Saganne (1984) French civilization in the desert. Saganne is of peasant stock, with courage and a forceful will. In 1911, he volunteers and is posted to the Sahara under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh. He catches the eye of Madeline, the daughter of the regional administrator. In the desert

Frida Kahlo 2020 Who was Frida Kahlo Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows, and the floral crowns Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life Making use of the latest technology t

Forbidden Dream (2019) One of the most important figures of Korean royal history King Sejong develop a 20-year relationship with engineer and inventor Jang Yeong-sil, a truly remarkable scientist based on their common interest in astronomy.

The Assassins (2012) Set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son.

Virginia City (1940) During the American Civil War, Captain Kerry Bradford escapes from a notorious confederate prison. He and two of his men are sent to Virginia City where Confederate sympathizers are prepared to donate $5 million dollars to the cause of Southern independence. The war is going bad

Ike: Countdown to DDay (2004) This is the story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy. The film recounts many of the tria

The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public, and Philippe's rescue by the aging Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan.

Operation Oman (2014) More than 40 years have passed since Britain fought a secret war in Oman. Major Nicholas Ofield has returned for the first time since the conflict to retread his battlegrounds. Supported with interviews from Colonel Mike Ball and Major Mike Austin, also present at the time. Ope

The Crickets Dance (2020) Southern attorney Angie Lawrence searches of the rightful owner of a journal recovered from an antebellum home she inherited. The journal is full of mystery and history that just may lead her to the future she has always dreamed of.

Hearts and Minds (1974) This film recounts the history and attitudes of the opposing sides of the Vietnam War using archival news footage as well as its own film and interviews. A key theme is how attitudes of American racism and self-righteous militarism helped create and prolong this bloody confli

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese' captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year. Part ...

The Other Side of the Mirror (2016) In 1905, amidst the largest drug epidemic in American history, a teenage Alice has just moved to the Pacific Northwest. She follows a mysterious man down a rabbit hole, leading her into Wonderland; a dark and curious world inhabited by characters from turnofthecen

The 24 Hour War (2016) In the early 1960s, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari went to war on the battlefield of Le Mans and tested the limits of international racing. This epic battle saw drive's lose their lives, family dynasties nearly collapse and the development the Ford GT40 race car.

Senso (1954) Venezia, spring of 1866, in the last days of the Austrian occupation. A performance of Il Trovatore ends up in confusion due to an anti-Austrian demonstration, organised by Count Ussoni. His cousin Countess Serpieri falls in love with vile Austrian Lieutenant Franz Mahler, but the times

The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga 2014 Jessica Orecks strange and beguiling film combines Eastern European storybook animation with documentary and fiction elements to recount the Slavic fable of the witch Baba Yaga, a frightful character living in a woodland hut perched on chicken legs As with

The Grey Zone (2001) The true story of Dr. Miklos Nyiszli, a Hungarian Jew chosen by Josef Mengele to be the head pathologist at Auschwitz. Nyiszli was one of Auschwitz's Sonderkommandos - Special Squads of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of helping to extermin

Slavers (1978) As the slave trade is dwindling in East Africa in the late 19th century, two competing slave traders start a brutal violent conflict between each other for the monopoly on the remaining profits.

The confirmation hearings for Judge Clarence Thomas (Wendell Pierce) become a media spectacle when his former colleague Anita Hill (Kerry Washington) accuses the Supreme Court Justice nominee of sexual harassment. Rick Famuyiwa (Dope) directed this political drama for HBO Films, with Greg Kinnear, J

Leonardo da Vinci The Universal Man 2019 French art documentary about Leonardo da Vinci on the occasion of his 500th birthday, 2 May 2019 How is it possible that one and the same man was able to both paint the Mona Lisa, invent the ball bearing and be the first to giv

Some people called it a suicide, but for the Rangers of the 2nd Battalion, that's another word for mission. When an elite group of American soldiers are ordered to take out a series of German machine gun nests, they find themselves blindly venturing into hostile territory. Outnumbered and outgunned

Medal of Honor (2008) The story of the Medal of Honor - the highest U.S. award for valor in combat - is told through personal accounts of bravery and daring.

Requiem of the Rose King 2022 The war for the throne of England, as seen through the eyes of the deformed anti hero Richard III

The German Doctor (2013) Patagonia, 1960. A German doctor (Alex Brendemühl) meets an Argentinean family and follows them on a long desert road to a small town where the family will be starting a new life. Eva (Natalia Oreiro), Enzo (Diego Peretti) and their three children welcome the doctor into th

The Oratorio 2020 Martin Scorsese reveals the story of a single performance in 1826 that forever changed Americas cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City an event Mozarts great librettist helped organize Taking place in Scorseses childhood church, this watershed ev

The Final Inquiry (2006) It is the year 33 of the Vulgar Era. The Emperor Tiberius is troubled by strange phenomena, an earthquake and the sky turning black as an eclipse. His astrologers give him fair warning: their omens indicate that the world is in the throes of a great upheaval and that old god

How the Nazis Lost the War 2021 Told through the lens of the bumbling generals and paranoid Fuhrer who had hit the big time by tragic accident Hitlers war machine was feared and ruthless at least for a time It cut a swathe through Europe and North Africa and threatened to overrun Russia From 1939 in

Unsere wunderbaren Jahre 2020 The history of the Wolf family in post war Germany in the 40s and 50s

Samson and Delilah 1996 Mara and her husband Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines Much to their regret, they have not been able to have children One day, a mysterious stranger appears to Mara and promises her that she will bear

Intrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War.

Dark Side of the 90s 2021 Spinoff of Vices Dark Side of the Ring that looks at 90s pop culture

The Special Relationship (2010) In 1992, Labour leader Tony Blair goes to America and is impressed by the policies of President Bill Clinton, which he uses to reshape his party. Two years later, he is invited back for an audience with Clinton, who, rightly, predicts that he will be Britain's next Pr

Tamango (1958) A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistress, forcing a showdown.

Serial Killer Earth 2012 Serial Killer Earth brings together compelling footage and eyewitness accounts of recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, in an attempt to understand and explain what happened during these events and how the

Common Threads Stories from the Quilt 1989 This film recounts the lives and deaths of various victims of AIDS who are commemorated in the AIDS quilt It is a massive cloth collecting each piece as a memorial for each victim of the disease to both show the death toll and to show the humanity of the vi

A City of Sadness (1989) A beautiful, historical film based upon the complex lives of four brothers.