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1) Father
Pub. Date
1990.
Description
A man well-settled into the autumn of his life, Joe Mueller is lovingly supported by his daughter Anne and her husband Bobby, a close-knit family ill-prepared for the dark secrets that are about to be uncovered. Tracked down by Holocaust survivor Iya Zetnick (AFI Award winner Julia Blake, Travelling North) Joe is soon exposed as a concentration camp functionary responsible for murdering her family back in Lithuania. Branded a war criminal and subject...
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Unknown to humans, an invisible battle is waged between supernatural beings known as youmu, and mystical fighters known as Spirit World Warriors. Half-youmu, half-human Akihito Kanbara belongs to both worlds and yet neither, and goes through the motions of a normal daily life by attending high school. But when Akihito encounters a mysterious girl from a cursed clan, the bespectacled beauty will change his life forever.
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
February 1945. Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific raged on. One of the most crucial battles of the war was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which culminated with what would become one of the most iconic images in history: five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. "FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS" is the heroic story of the six American soldiers at the base of that flag.
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
With unforgettable songs and sweeping visuals, this classic musical romance is a timeless tale of love, war, and cultural conflict. Set during World War II, a young American nurse, Nellie Forbush (Mitzi Gaynor), stationed on a South Pacific island, falls in love with a French plantation owner, Emile de Becque (Rossano Brazzi). As their romance blossoms, Nellie grapples with Emile's mysterious past and the racial prejudices that threaten to divide...
5) Ararat
Pub. Date
2002.
Description
In this historical drama from acclaimed director Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter), the making of a film about the Armenian Genocide forces a diverse cast of characters to confront their own histories and identities. Raffi (David Alpay), a young Armenian-Canadian, grapples with his family’s traumatic past, while an actor (Christopher Plummer) investigating film smuggling uncovers deeper truths. Blending past and present, fiction and reality, this...
6) Jirga
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
An ex-soldier returns to Afghanistan to find the family of a civilian he accidentally killed during the war. Seeking forgiveness, he puts his life in the hands of the village justice system - the Jirga.
8) Fateless
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Fourteen-year-old György's life is torn apart in World War II Hungary, as he is sent to a concentration camp, where he is forced to become a man, and learns to find happiness in the midst of hatred, and what it really means to be Jewish.
Pub. Date
2000.
Description
Starring Andie MacDowell, Brendan Gleeson, and Adrien Brody. This is the story of a woman who refuses to bow to fate, a woman who, because she is deeply in love, refuses to be dictated to by destiny. This is the story of a man who holds on to this love for dear life to prevent himself from sinking into despair and disappearing forever into the nothingness of memory. This is the story of those who were there to witness this passion and who tell us...
10) The Zookeeper
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
In the midst of a devastating civil war in an Eastern European country, a disillusioned ex-Communist is left behind to take care of the animals in the capital's zoological gardens until a U.N. rescue force arrives.
11) Buffalo Soldiers
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Set on an American Army base in 1989, as the Berlin Wall is about to fall, this black comedy follows Specialist Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix), who gets caught up in a web of illicit activities, including black market dealings and drug trafficking. Elwood easily dupes his superior, Colonel Berman (Ed Harris), and has an affair with Berman’s wife. However, the arrival of the new sergeant, Robert Lee (Scott Glenn), threatens to upend Elwood’s schemes,...
12) Sunshine
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
The fortunes of a family of Hungarian Jews are followed over the course of nearly 150 years in this epic historical drama, with leading man Ralph Fiennes playing three different roles.
13) The Collective
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
An elite group of secret agents called THE COLLECTIVE operates in the shadows of the international underworld. Their task is to take down a human trafficking ring that has kidnapped a government whistleblower and set him on an auction block for the highest bidder. With their backs against the wall, The Collective has no choice but to put their most important mission in the hands of a rookie assassin.
14) Breaker Morant
Pub. Date
1980.
Description
In this compelling Australian war drama directed by Bruce Beresford, three Australian soldiers stand trial for war crimes during the Second Anglo-Boer War in South Africa. Inspired by true events, "Breaker Morant" is a poignant exploration of the human cost of war and the pursuit of justice in times of conflict.
15) Sahara
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Master explorer Dirk Pitt takes on the adventure of his life when he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. Searching for what locals call 'The Ship of Death', a long lost Civil War battleship which protects a secret cargo, Pitt and his wisecracking sidekick Al use their wits and clever heroics to help Doctor Eva Rojas when they realize the ship may be linked to mysterious deaths in the very same area....
16) Zulu
Pub. Date
1964.
Description
A small British outpost in South Africa faces an onslaught from thousands of Zulu warriors. Led by Lieutenant John Chard (Stanley Baker) and Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine), the outnumbered soldiers must defend their position against overwhelming odds. Inspired by true events, "Zulu" is a gripping tale of heroism and resilience amidst the chaos of war.
17) Summerland
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she's to adopt a young London evacuee named Frank, she's resistant. It's not long, however, before the two realize they have more in common in their pasts than Alice had assumed. Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Tom Courtenay star in this intensely emotional...
18) Mr. Six
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
For decades, crime kingpin Mr. Six has run the Beijing streets with an iron fist. When Mr. Six discovers that his son, Xiaobo, is involved with a deadly street gang leader, he steps up to protect his family. As the kingpin faces a deadly illness, his old underworld friends come back together for one last stand. Nominated for Best Film and Best Director at the **Asian Film Awards**. Winner of Best Leading Actor and nominated for Best Original Screenplay...
19) The Conference
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
On January 20, 1942, leading representatives of the German Nazi regime met in a villa in Berlin-Wannsee for a meeting that went down in history as the Wannsee Conference, at which the systematic murder of 11 million Jews was decided.
20) The Spirit
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
In the vein of Batman Begins and Sin City, THE SPIRIT takes us on a sinister, gut-wrenching ride with a hero who is born, murdered, and born again.
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