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The Black Pimpernel
6.2

The Black Pimpernel

Sep. 14, 2007

The Black Pimpernel

The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile – Harald Edelstam – and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the ...
Sakuran
6.7

Sakuran

Dec. 07, 2006

Sakuran

Anna Tsuchiya blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwara District, navigating brothel politics ...
The First Grader
7.4

The First Grader

Sep. 12, 2010

The First Grader

The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to ...
Beaufort
6.7

Beaufort

Feb. 02, 2007

Beaufort

BEAUFORT tells the story of LIRAZ LIBERTI, the 22 year-old outpost commander, and his troops in the months before Israel pulled out of Lebanon. ...
Killing the Shadows
7.5

Killing the Shadows

Feb. 17, 2006

Killing the Shadows

Killing The Shadows is a bawdy comic fable set in the Ottoman Empire during the mid-14th century based on two legendary figures in Turkish ...
Destined for Blues
6.9

Destined for Blues

Aug. 01, 2005

Destined for Blues

The life of Ryszard Riedel, former leader of cult Polish rock-blues band Dzem, including the history of his family relationships, music career ...
The Armenian Genocide
4.5

The Armenian Genocide

Apr. 17, 2006

The Armenian Genocide

Explores the Ottoman Empire killings of more than one million Armenians during World War I. The film describes not only what happened before, ...
The Situation
6.3

The Situation

Feb. 07, 2007

The Situation

The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. ...
El Cantante
5.5

El Cantante

Sep. 12, 2006

El Cantante

The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.
Soldier of God
4.5

Soldier of God

Oct. 28, 2005

Soldier of God

“Soldier of God” A film by W. D. Hogan From The New York Times Director W. D. Hogan‘s sweeping period epic “Soldier of God” unfurls in the Middle ...
O Jerusalem
6

O Jerusalem

Oct. 17, 2006

O Jerusalem

A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.
St. Peter
6.9

St. Peter

Oct. 24, 2005

St. Peter

Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film’s first half dramatizes the New ...
Goodbye Bafana
7.1

Goodbye Bafana

Feb. 11, 2007

Goodbye Bafana

The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The ...
Same Sex America
7.3

Same Sex America

Apr. 22, 2005

Same Sex America

In the spring of 2004, Massachusetts began the final battle of its journey towards legalizing same-sex marriage. This documentary follows a few ...
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
7.6

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated ...
American Soldiers
3.5

American Soldiers

May. 11, 2005

American Soldiers

Iraq, 2004: during a routine sortie a US patrol is ambushed and the young soldiers are forced to put their training and skills into action fast. ...
Shooting Dogs
7.6

Shooting Dogs

Mar. 08, 2006

Shooting Dogs

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves ...
Wolf
6.9

Wolf

Nov. 05, 2004

Wolf

Based on a true story. In the 70s, during the last stages of Franco’s dictatorship, Txema, a basque construction worker, is arrested ...
Unlikely Heroes
7.5

Unlikely Heroes

Sep. 03, 2003

Unlikely Heroes

For most, the idea of Jewish resistance or defiance during the Holocaust is limited to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and a few isolated acts ...
1944 The Final Defence
5.8

1944 The Final Defence

The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish ...
The Weeping Meadow
7.9

The Weeping Meadow

Feb. 20, 2004

The Weeping Meadow

The first part of an incomplete trilogy telling the story of the greek people. The film begins in 1919, with Greek immigrants from Odessa ...
The Other Boleyn Girl
6.1

The Other Boleyn Girl

Mar. 28, 2003

The Other Boleyn Girl

Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, “The Other Boleyn Girl” is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary ...
LOC: Kargil
5.4

LOC: Kargil

Dec. 12, 2003

LOC: Kargil

This film dramatizes events that occurred as the hostility between India and Pakistan over Kashmir came to a head in 1999, when more than 1,000 ...
Song for a Raggy Boy
7.5

Song for a Raggy Boy

Jan. 19, 2003

Song for a Raggy Boy

William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views ...
Names in Marble
7

Names in Marble

Nov. 01, 2002

Names in Marble

Despite peaceful speeches, the army of the Soviet Russian is attacking Estonia, and the country’s government is declaring a mobilization ...
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
7.1

Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West

Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark lead a U.S. expedition to the Pacific Ocean and back.