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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.
Beauty of Beauties
6.7

Beauty of Beauties

Oct. 22, 1965

Beauty of Beauties

Hsi Shih: The Beauty of Beauties was one of the most ambitious films made in the Taiwan film industry in the 1960s. After leaving The Shaw ...
The Cuckoo
7.7

The Cuckoo

Jan. 01, 2002

The Cuckoo

September of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock Finnish sniper-kamikadze Veikko managed to set ...
The Path of the Dragon
6.5

The Path of the Dragon

Produced and directed by Walt Missingham who, in 1983, became the first non-Chinese to practice Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple, this authoritative ...
Salem Witch Trials
6.1

Salem Witch Trials

Dec. 24, 2002

Salem Witch Trials

Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters ...
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
7.3

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

Jun. 15, 2001

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

Amongst the communal riots that erupt in the city, Tara shelters a wayward Sakina from a crazed mob and a bond that blossoms into love is ...
Quo Vadis
5.7

Quo Vadis

Sep. 14, 2001

Quo Vadis

Ancient Rome, during the time of Emperor Nero. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful Lygia, the daughter of a Barbarian ...
The Congress
7.1

The Congress

Mar. 19, 1989

The Congress

For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country’s most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, ...
The Endurance
7.8

The Endurance

Sep. 02, 2000

The Endurance

Documentary on the Shackleton Antartic expedition. A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated expedition to Antarctica in and the ...
Aśoka
6.4

Aśoka

Sep. 13, 2001

Aśoka

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, ...
Lumumba
7.2

Lumumba

May. 13, 2000

Lumumba

The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice ...
Children of Shatila
7.8

Children of Shatila

Jan. 02, 1998

Children of Shatila

Many people first became aware of the Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon after the shocking and horrific Sabra-Shatila massacre that took place ...
Shadow Magic
7.1

Shadow Magic

Sep. 08, 2000

Shadow Magic

Beijing, 1902: an enterprising young portrait photographer named Liu Jinglun, keen on new technology, befriends a newly-arrived Englishman ...
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
7.5

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made ...
Hey Ram
8

Hey Ram

Feb. 18, 2000

Hey Ram

Saketh Ram’s wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for ...
Newton : A Tale of Two Isaacs
7

Newton : A Tale of Two Isaacs

As Newton devotes himself to the difficult and solitary path of challenging the existing view of the universe and proving his own theories on ...
Einstein: Light to the Power of 2
7.6

Einstein: Light to the Power of 2

In the decadent heart of the Roman Empire, one man’s descent into madness would shake the foundations of history. Caligula: The Final Cut is a ...