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The Soviet Story
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The Soviet Story

Apr. 09, 2008

The Soviet Story

“The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial ...
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
7.5

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Berlin ’36
6.4

Berlin ’36

Sep. 09, 2009

Berlin ’36

Berlin 36 is a 2009 German film telling the fate of Jewish athlete Gretel Bergmann in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was replaced by the Nazi ...
Fort McCoy
5.9

Fort McCoy

Jan. 01, 2014

Fort McCoy

Unable to serve in World War II because of a heart condition, a barber moves his family adjacent to a Wisconsin army base and prisoner-of-war ...
Lucky Country
5.4

Lucky Country

Jul. 16, 2009

Lucky Country

1902….the Australian Federation is a year old. Twelve year-old Tom’s father, Nat, has dragged him and his sister, Sarah, to an ...
Army of Crime
6.7

Army of Crime

Sep. 16, 2009

Army of Crime

This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant ...
Moonshot
6.4

Moonshot

Jun. 20, 2009

Moonshot

Man’s landing on the moon was our greatest technological achievement. The Apollo 11 mission was truly the stuff of dreams. For the first ...
Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba
5.7

Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba

Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine’s Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing ...
Journey to Mecca
7.2

Journey to Mecca

Jan. 07, 2009

Journey to Mecca

The 20 year old Muslim religious law student Ibn Battuta (1304–1368), whose full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammed Ibn Abdullah Al Lawati Al Tanji ...
Capitalism: A Love Story
7.4

Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore comes home to the issue he’s been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the ...
Extreme Marksmen
7.4

Extreme Marksmen

Jun. 02, 2008

Extreme Marksmen

Discover people who perform seemingly impossible shooting feats with all kinds of firearms. Watch world-class shooters perform amazing shots as ...
The Real Joan of Arc
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The Real Joan of Arc

Jan. 01, 2007

The Real Joan of Arc

The myth of Joan of Arc has fascinated people the world over. In the collective memory, she is the young shepherd girl who died at the stake ...
Lope: The Outlaw
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Lope: The Outlaw

Sep. 03, 2010

Lope: The Outlaw

A chronicle of the life of Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega, who dominated Spain’s early Golden Age of Theater in the 16th century. ...
Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica
7.3

Mawson: Life and Death in Antarctica

The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is considered one of the most amazing feats of endurance of all time. Although his two companions ...
By the Will of Chingis Khan
4.6

By the Will of Chingis Khan

Three childhood friends. Three sworn brothers. One was initiated into the sacrament and grew up to be a great shaman. The other two followed the ...
The Special Relationship
6.7

The Special Relationship

A dramatisation that follows Tony Blair’s journey from political understudy waiting in the wings of the world arena to accomplished prime ...
Skin
6.8

Skin

Mar. 13, 2008

Skin

In the late Seventies, a Dutch teenager named Frankie, who is the son of a holocaust survivor, lives in a working class area in Holland. ...
The Hammer
6.9

The Hammer

Oct. 26, 2010

The Hammer

A coming of age drama following the life of Matt Hamill, the first deaf wrestler to win a National Collegiate Wrestling Championship.
Miss Austen Regrets
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Miss Austen Regrets

Feb. 03, 2008

Miss Austen Regrets

Jane Austen is about to turn 40, but she still hasn’t found her ideal man. When Jane is approached by her niece Fanny and asked to help ...
Séraphine
7.4

Séraphine

Oct. 01, 2008

Séraphine

The tragic story of French naïve painter Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942), a humble servant who becomes a gifted self-taught ...
Johnny Mad Dog
6.7

Johnny Mad Dog

May. 20, 2008

Johnny Mad Dog

A cast of unknown performers are used in this drama about child soldiers fighting a war in an unnamed African country.
Beyond America
4

Beyond America

Feb. 10, 2008

Beyond America

Under an Eastern European totalitarian regime, a prominent dissident writer survives repression by resuming a submissive sexual relationship with ...
Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
6.5

Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a ...
638 Ways to Kill Castro
6.9

638 Ways to Kill Castro

Dollan Cannell’s documentary on the hundreds of alleged plots to assassinate Fidel Castro, and a look at the evolution of Cuban politics. ...
The Warlords
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The Warlords

Dec. 12, 2007

The Warlords

The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang’s. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along ...
Heroic Times
7.2

Heroic Times

Aug. 30, 1984

Heroic Times

The tragic medieval tale of a man of inhuman strength, fierce temper and a desire for noble knighthood. While on the run as a murderer, he finds ...
Blockade
7.4

Blockade

Jun. 02, 2006

Blockade

The images comprise only of material Sergei Loznitsa found in the Moscow film archives about the siege of Leningrad during the World War II. By ...
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 ...