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2011

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Sarah, the Myth
Sarah, the Myth
In 1917, the legendary French actress Sarah Bernhardt visits the French soldiers on the Macedonian front in the vicinity of Bitola. On the improvised stage she performed excerpts from Hamlet, character that she, as first female has marvelously interpreted twenty years earlier in the cosmopolitan Paris. The lines of Hamlet in the terror of war attain cruel authenticity and open the eternal question - is human capable of escaping from himself.
Sarah, the Myth 2011
Dans les pas de Marie Curie
Dans les pas de Marie Curie
Dans les pas de Marie Curie 2011
Shattered
Shattered
A microcosm of China past and present flows through Xu Tong’s intimate docu “Shattered,” in which the maverick indie filmmaker continues to refine his techniques and concerns shown in his previous “Wheat Harvest” and “Fortune Teller.”
Shattered 2011
The Universe: Nemesis - The Sun's Evil Twin
The Universe: Nemesis - The Sun's Evil Twin
The theory of a Nemesis star that orbits the sun and causes catastrophic events every 26 million years is explored.
The Universe: Nemesis - The Sun's Evil Twin 2011
Unsung Hero
Unsung Hero
This is a historical account of an army officer in 1759 who managed to gather together and train 400 civilians for a special mission to try to repel an incoming Burmese army contingent.
Unsung Hero 2011
21 Brothers
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21 Brothers
21 Brothers tells the story of the Canadian 21st Battalion as they prepare for the battle of Courcellette in WWI. Taking place in real time, the film follows Sgt. Reid as he must get his men ready for the impending battle. Not only must he prep his battalion Sgt. Reid must also deal with the day to day difficulties of Life in the trenches, including injuries to his men, supply issues, and an underage recruit who has recently been sent into the front lines.
21 Brothers 2011
Secret Access: The Vatican
Secret Access: The Vatican
The film takes you on a journey inside the Vatican like you've never seen it before. From the ancient "City of the Dead" beneath St. Peter's basilica to the vaults of the Secret Archives, to the Pope's private offices and TV room. The show also explores the long and tumultuous relationship between the Vatican and the U.S., uncovering documents that date back to the Civil War and exploring Reagan's relationship with John Paul II in their quest to combat the Soviets during the Cold War.
Secret Access: The Vatican 2011
Paul Goodman Changed My Life
Paul Goodman Changed My Life
Paul Goodman, whose best-selling 'Growing Up Absurd' made him the philosopher of the New Left in the 1960s, was also a brilliant poet, out queer (and family man) in the 1940s, radical pacifist and visionary. His ideas and stubborn integrity helped many find a moral compass in the '60's -- and can do so again today.
Paul Goodman Changed My Life 2011
Días de poder
Días de poder
The film tells the story of Fernando Quintero (Gustavo Camacho), revolutionary leader who, after the fall of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez, ascends to power, betraying their ideals to become an accomplice of repression against whom he fought.
Días de poder 2011
The Life of Muhammad
The Life of Muhammad
Three-part historical miniseries on the life of the founder of Islam.
The Life of Muhammad 2011
The Promise
The Promise
A young British girl travels to Israel/Palestine, retracing the steps of her grandfather - a British soldier stationed there in the 1940s.
The Promise 2011