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The Sign Painter
The Sign Painter
A Latvian tragicomedy about a young artist who bears witness to the dramatic political upheavals of the WWII era. As brutal regimes come and go, his country, his village, his people, and even his heart are swept up in the inexorable currents of history.
The Sign Painter 2020
Streltsov
Streltsov
By the age of twenty, Eduard Streltsov has everything one can dream of: talent, fame and love. He is the rising star of Soviet football. The whole country, with bated breath, expects victory from the national team at the upcoming World Cup where Streltsov is to face the great Brazilian football player Pelé. However, two days before the departure of the team, the sportsman’s enemies manage to destroy his career. When the door to big sport seems to be closed for good, Streltsov has to re-enter the field and prove that he is a true champion who is worth everybody’s love.
Streltsov 2020
Tales of the Uncanny
Tales of the Uncanny
David Gregory and Kier-La Janisse take a detailed look at the history of horror anthology films with the help of more than sixty writers, genre specialists, and members of the film industry.
Tales of the Uncanny 2020
Lost Temple of The Inca
Lost Temple of The Inca
In the mountains of Peru, an environmental scientist discovers ancient artifacts submerged beneath the headwaters of the Amazon; his findings could save this sacred landscape from mining devastation.
Lost Temple of The Inca 2020
The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
A stand-up comedian on the verge of breakout success must make a terrible choice when he discovers a murderer on the loose in the theater where he's about to perform his biggest show.
The Last Laugh 2020
Our Queen at War
Our Queen at War
Learn how the longest reigning monarch in British history was shaped by World War II. Princess Elizabeth’s experiences during the war mirrored those of the public and helped shape her into the Queen she is today.
Our Queen at War 2020
Doctor Lisa
Doctor Lisa
The film is about a day in the life of Elizaveta Petrovna Glinka, also known as Doctor Liza. Moscow, 2012. The Glinka family prepares for a celebration: thirty years together. The closest friends are invited for dinner, the sons have arrived. Of course, Liza has freed up this day for her family. There’s just a trifle: to stop by the Fund and see the weekly patients at the Paveletsky Station. But the days of Doctor Liza are always full of surprises… In a hospital in a Moscow suburb a five-year-old girl is dying. The duty doctor has to discharge Eva. Due to medical formalities the child, who suffers from cancer, is left without painkillers. In utter despair, the girl’s father turns to Liza for help. When Liza cannot find a way to help the child within the system, she decides on a desperate act…
Doctor Lisa 2020
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine
Ireland, 1845. When a deadly fungus destroys potato crops throughout northern Europe, the most impoverished Irish population, whose main source of food is precisely the potato, suffers a cruel famine that will cause more than a million deaths and, in the following ten years, the mass exodus of more than two million people.
The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine 2020
Kill Pinochet
Kill Pinochet
Chile, September 1986. Tamara, commander of the communist guerrilla group Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, and her comrades-in-arms set out to overthrow the military regime installed in 1973 by assassinating the dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Kill Pinochet 2020
The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds
The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds
The murder of George Floyd in police custody ignited fury and mass protests around the world. Real questions are now being asked over the effectiveness and conduct of America’s law enforcement officers and what changes need to be made to keep us all safe.
The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds 2020
1982
1982
"1982" is a life-affirming coming-of-age tale set at an idyllic school in Lebanon’s mountains on the eve of a looming invasion. It unfolds over a single day and follows an 11-year-old boy’s relentless quest to profess his love to a girl in his class. As the invasion encroaches on Beirut, it upends the day, threatening the entire country and its cohesion. Within the microcosm of the school, the film draws a harrowing portrait of a society torn between its desire for love and peace and the ideological schisms unraveling its seams. In his debut feature, director Oualid Mouaness delivers an ode to innocence in which he revisits one of the most cataclysmic moments in Lebanon's history through the lens of a child and his vibrant imagination. The film demonstrates the complexities of love and war, and the resilience of the human spirit.
1982 2020
Fires in the Dark
Fires in the Dark
Seventeenth century. Set in a small village, nestled between the sea and the mountain, the father of Alan, a young fifteen-year-old boy, has sold himself for two years to indentured service. Alan is forced to take the place of his father and struggles to support his family.
Fires in the Dark 2020
Fighting For The Motherland 1162
Fighting For The Motherland 1162
In 1161, Wanyan Liang, emperor of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, planned to invade the Southern Song Dynasty. Owing to the harsh recruitment policy and the Jin's cruelty, people in the Central Plain found it hard to live on. Xin Qiji, aged 21, rose up in arms with villagers to fight against the Jin army and then joined a more influential voluntary army led by Geng Jing, winning victory after victory. In 1162, aiming to expel invaders and recover the lost land to realize the reunification, Xin Qiji went to the south to persuade the Song Emperor to drive the Jurchens out of the north. Successfully accomplishing his mission, Xin Qiji only to find the commander Geng Jing was killed by a traitor and the army had lost morale. Facing with Wanyan Basu's army of 50,000 soldiers, what course would Xin Qiji and his 50 loyal subordinates follow?
Fighting For The Motherland 1162 2020
Les tunnels secrets de l'Occupation
Les tunnels secrets de l'Occupation
Les tunnels secrets de l'Occupation 2020
La véritable histoire de D'Artagnan
La véritable histoire de D'Artagnan
La véritable histoire de D'Artagnan 2020
Rick and Morty: Samurai & Shogun
Rick and Morty: Samurai & Shogun
Follows Rick WTM-72 (Samurai Rick) and Shogun Morty as the face against various Ninja Ricks. It is inspired by Samurai Anime.
Rick and Morty: Samurai & Shogun 2020
Il delitto Mattarella
Il delitto Mattarella
January 6, 1980. President of the Sicily Piersanti Mattarella is going to Mass with his family when a young man approaches his car and shoots him in cold blood, killing him. The young Deputy Prosecutor on duty that day is Pietro Grasso, future General Anti-Mafia Prosecutor and President of the Italian Senate. His investigations are continued by Giovanni Falcone, who uncovers dangerous connections between the Mafia, the ruling Christian Democratic Party, neo-fascist terrorists, and secret services.
Il delitto Mattarella 2020
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band 2020
Jo
Jo
While walking the streets of Amsterdam Abram Szanowski was arrested and transported to Mauthausen concentration camp, where he was later murdered. Guta Szanowski immediately fled to Switzerland, leaving her newborn daughter, Elli, in hiding with the family housekeeper; Johanna Hakkens.
Jo 2020
Auschwitz - One Day
Auschwitz - One Day
Today, the word "Auschwitz" is a synonym for the Holocaust. Thousands of Jews died there every day. With the help of some acted scenes, photos and graphics, the film tells of a day in May 1944. The starting point is a unique document: a photo album created by the SS perpetrators themselves. Almost all of the photos were taken at the end of May 1944, in just a few days. They show the cruel routine, the arrival of the victims, their "selection" on the ramp, the robbery of their property and the transformation of all those who were not immediately killed, into shaved, uniformed slaves. One survivor is Irina Weiss. On a photo she recognizes her little brothers and her mother - waiting unsuspectingly near the crematorium. The SS photographers captured all of this. Their identity is known today: one of them was Bernhard Walter, a "Stabsscharführer" who lived with his wife and three children near the extermination camp.
Auschwitz - One Day 2020
Elvis Presley What If?
Elvis Presley What If?
Elvis What If explores the life and times of Elvis before and after his death in 1977.
Elvis Presley What If? 2020
Enfant Terrible
Enfant Terrible
When 22-year-old Rainer Werner Fassbinder storms the stage of a small, progressive theatre in Munich 1967, and seizes the production without further ado, nobody suspects this brazen young rebel to become one of the most important post-war German filmmakers. Despite early setbacks, many of his films breakout at the most renowned films festivals and polarise audience, critics and filmmakers alike. His radical views and self-exploitation, as well as his longing for love, have made him one of the most fascinating film directors of this time.
Enfant Terrible 2020
Victims of the Vikings
Victims of the Vikings
Adventurers, explorers and conquerors: the Vikings are considered the greatest heroes of the Middle Ages. Is this interpretation justified? In fact, they left a far darker and lesser-known mark on history: they were ruthless slavers, human traffickers and hostage-takers. „Victims of the Vikings“ is the first TV documentary to investigate this infamous and often horrifying aspect of the Nordic warriors.
Victims of the Vikings 2020
National Theatre Live: Dara
National Theatre Live: Dara
1659 Mughal, India. Two brothers, Dara and Aurangzeb, are both heirs to the Muslim empire. Dara, the crown prince, has the love of the people – and of his emperor father – but younger brother Aurangzeb holds a different vision for India’s future. Now they fight ferociously for succession.
National Theatre Live: Dara 2020
Malmkrog
Malmkrog
Among the guests who come to the mansion of aristocratic landowner Nikolai over Christmas are a politician, a young countess, and a general with his wife. They dine and discuss topics such as progress and morality. As the debate becomes more heated, cultural differences become increasingly apparent.
Malmkrog 2020
The Lives of Albert Camus
The Lives of Albert Camus
Albert Camus died at 46 years old on January 4, 1960, two years after his Nobel Prize in literature. Author of “L'Etranger”, one of the most widely read novels in the world, philosopher of the absurd and of revolt, resistant, journalist, playwright, Albert Camus had an extraordinary destiny. Child of the poor districts of Algiers, tuberculosis patient, orphan of father, son of an illiterate and deaf mother, he tore himself away from his condition thanks to his teacher. French from Algeria, he never ceased to fight for equality with the Arabs and the Kabyle, while fearing the Independence of the FLN. Founded on restored and colorized archives, and first-hand accounts, this documentary attempts to paint the portrait of Camus as he was.
The Lives of Albert Camus 2020
Auguste Escoffier: The Birth of Haute Cuisine
Auguste Escoffier: The Birth of Haute Cuisine
A succulent account of the life of French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935) who made the simple act of cooking food a true art by creating the modern concept of haute cuisine, and who also became the main reference point for many generations of future chefs.
Auguste Escoffier: The Birth of Haute Cuisine 2020
The Long Breakup
The Long Breakup
Ukrainian journalist Katya Soldak, currently living in New York City and working for Forbes magazine, chronicles Ukraine's history: its strong ties to Russia for centuries; how it broke away from the USSR and began to walk alone; the Orange Revolution, the Maidan Revolution, the Crimea annexation, the Donbass War; all through the eyes of her family and friends settled in Kharkiv, a large Ukrainian city located just eighteen miles from the Russian border.
The Long Breakup 2020
De Gaulle bâtisseur
De Gaulle bâtisseur
De Gaulle bâtisseur 2020
Stalin and the Katyn Massacre
Stalin and the Katyn Massacre
The Katyn massacre, carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940, was only one of many unspeakable crimes committed by Stalin's ruthless executioners over three decades. The mass murder of thousands of Polish officers was part of a relentless purge, the secrets and details of which have only recently been partially revealed.
Stalin and the Katyn Massacre 2020
The 24th
The 24th
The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and abuse at the hands of Houston police officers.
The 24th 2020
Herb Alpert Is...
Herb Alpert Is...
From the success of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, through the founding of A&M Records, to giving away more than $150 million to arts and education programs across the country, we’ll witness the humanity and the humility inherent in everything he does, as well as come to understand the power of creativity to entertain, inspire, heal and transform.
Herb Alpert Is... 2020
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
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Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
The life and times of radio commentator and syndicated newspaper gossip columnist Walter Winchell, who reached an audience of 50 million at his peak.
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip 2020
The wonderful (yet unknown) story of Alice Guy
The wonderful (yet unknown) story of Alice Guy
In 1896, the Lumière brothers just introduced the cinematograph. However, competition is tough and they need something new to increase the sales and Alice Guy, Gaumont's secretary, has an idea.
The wonderful (yet unknown) story of Alice Guy 2020
De Gaulle, histoire d'un géant
De Gaulle, histoire d'un géant
50 years after the death of General De Gaulle, this film retraces his life, from his birth in 1890 to his burial at Colombey-Les-Deux-Eglises in 1970.
De Gaulle, histoire d'un géant 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix From the Ashes
Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix From the Ashes
A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed between glory, scandal and tragedy.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Phoenix From the Ashes 2020
Uppercase Print
Uppercase Print
In 1981, chalk slogans written in uppercase letters started appearing in public spaces in the Romanian city of Botoşani. They demanded freedom, alluded to the democratic developments taking place in Romania’s socialist sister countries or simply called for improvements in the food supply. Mugur Călinescu was behind them, who was still at school at the time and whose case is documented in the files of the Romanian secret police. Theatre director Gianina Cărbunariu created a documentary play based on this material.
Uppercase Print 2020
Hitler's Teen Killers
Hitler's Teen Killers
They grew up under the Nazi regime. They pledged to give their lives for Hitler. They were fanatics who would not be stopped. They were the 20,000 teenagers who made up the 12th SS Panzer Division. Unleashed in France to halt the Allied invasion, they would sow terror and destruction in their wake. Historical colorized archives and a handful of survivors tell us this story.
Hitler's Teen Killers 2020
La double vie, petite histoire de la sexualité en URSS
La double vie, petite histoire de la sexualité en URSS
La double vie, petite histoire de la sexualité en URSS 2020
Novoland: The Castle In The Sky – Time Reversal
Novoland: The Castle In The Sky – Time Reversal
Novoland: The Castle In The Sky – Time Reversal 2020