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Les Misérables - Part 2: Fantine
Les Misérables - Part 2: Fantine
Jean Valjean, guilty of a minor theft of food, is pursued and hounded for years by a relentless lawman, Javert.
Les Misérables - Part 2: Fantine 1913
Kant - Das Experiment der Freiheit
Kant - Das Experiment der Freiheit
Kant - Das Experiment der Freiheit 2024
System K
System K
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2017. In the urban jungle of Kinshasa, amid social and political chaos, an eclectic and bubbling street art scene is emerging.
System K 2020
Black Raven
Black Raven
Ukraine 1922. The Russian empire has already broken up, but a new state has not yet been formed. Many tried to create and consolidate their independence during this period, and this is the story of one of such people. This is the story of the life and love of one person - Ivan, nicknamed Raven ...
Black Raven 2019
The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat
Urania Cabral returns to Santo Domingo, after several years, and remembers her and her family's relationship to Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican dictator, as well as the events surrounding his assassination.
The Feast of the Goat 2006
Lapin kullan kimallus
Lapin kullan kimallus
In 1860s Lapland, gold diggers Jakob Ervast and Nils Lepistö, who previously worked in California, embark on an arduous journey towards the north. The friends find gold at the first excavation site, which Kittilä's crown prince Konrad Planting and Edvard Manninen also start looking for.
Lapin kullan kimallus 1999
The Arrows of Robin Hood
The Arrows of Robin Hood
With a traditional archery contest, the winner wins a silver arrow with gold lace and gold feathers. Even Robin Hood, although unrecognizable, takes part in this competition. As more and more participants are losing and Robin Hood eventually wins the award, his masquerade reveals. For none of the participants is as handy with a bow and an arrow like Robin Hood. With the help of his coolness and his friends Robin Hood may escape the dangerous situation.
The Arrows of Robin Hood 1976
A Hero of Our Time
A Hero of Our Time
1837. The grueling Caucasian War. The young officer Grigory Pechorin was sent into exile in the active army in the Caucasus for participating in a duel. Pechorin will have to become an unwitting participant in rapidly unfolding events — a battle with smugglers, the kidnapping of a young Circassian princess, and another duel. And when the whole world takes up arms against Pechorin, he will continue his journey alone — a hero, a product of the new time.
A Hero of Our Time 2007
The Phantom Lady
The Phantom Lady
The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she’s a duende, a ghost. Voted the best Argentine film of 1945, La dama duende is a beautifully crafted comedy of errors, based on the 17th-century play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. The most ambitious production of Estudios San Miguel, it was brought to the screen mostly by Spaniards exiled in Argentina as a result of the Civil War.
The Phantom Lady 1945
Let the Lion Roar
Let the Lion Roar
Uncover one of the greatest and darkest deceptions of our time - the conspiracy to cover up the Church's true identity.
Let the Lion Roar 2014
The Crying Steppe
The Crying Steppe
In the 1920-30s, 70% of the indigenous population died from the Great Famine created by the Bolsheviks in Kazakhstan. Overcoming the dreadful fear of death and despair, an eagle hunter's family from a Kazakh village in the highlands is trying to stay alive in the midst of the fierce winter and face a moral choice, to die as human beings or to survive at any cost, transgressing the human decency.
The Crying Steppe 2020
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
This profile of legendary funk/R&B icon Rick James captures the peaks and valleys of his storied career to reveal a complicated and rebellious soul, driven to share his talent with the world.
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James 2021
After the Apology
After the Apology
Suellyn thought the Department of Community Services (DOCS) would only remove children in extreme cases, until her own grandchildren were taken in the middle of the night. Hazel decided to take on the DOCS system after her fourth grandchild was taken into state care. Jen Swan expected to continue to care for her grandchildren but DOCS deemed her unsuitable, a shock not just to her but to her sister, Deb, who was, at the time, a DOCS worker. The rate of Indigenous child removal has actually increased since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the apology to the ‘stolen generations’ in 2008. These four grandmothers find each other and start a national movement to place extended families as a key solution to the rising number of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care. They are not only taking on the system; they are changing it…
After the Apology 2017
Atomic People
Atomic People
The bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 were unparalleled in human history. Presented as a triumphant moment for Allied forces, the devastation wreaked on the two cities and its people, has never received quite as much coverage as the bombings. Almost 80 years after the two events, Atomic People draws on the vivid testimonies of survivors, detailing the struggles they faced in the aftermath and the campaign against nuclear weapons that gained momentum over subsequent decades.
Atomic People 2024
1080 – The Legacy of Mahaveer
1080 – The Legacy of Mahaveer
After the incarnation of Lord Adinath and Lord Mahaveer primarily, a chaityavas follower, Vardhaman comes to know that he has been following the wrong Dharma.This leads him to become a whistle-blower and his search starts for true Dharma.
1080 – The Legacy of Mahaveer 2023
Kınalı Kuzular: Bedeli Çanakkale'de ödendi
Kınalı Kuzular: Bedeli Çanakkale'de ödendi
Kınalı Kuzular: Bedeli Çanakkale'de ödendi 2006
The Hussites
The Hussites
What if the events in a key era in our history were actually completely different than what our history textbooks try to tell us? What if Master Jan Hus didn't even get warm in Constance, let alone burn up? What if Jan Zizka had more than one healthy eye? This animated comedy from director Pavel Koutský playfully breaks the myths about the Hussite era as the pedestal of history is occupied not by preachers and military leaders but by two unbelievable scatterbrains, who become the heroes of their time against their will.
The Hussites 2013
Operation 'Trust'
Operation 'Trust'
A story about CHeKa operation against a foreign spies during the early years of Soviet Russia.
Operation 'Trust' 1967
Laleh
Laleh
Laleh is a true story of a young woman in post-revolution Iran, struggling against all odds to break through in one of the most male dominated sports worldwide.
Laleh 2022
The Last Adieu
The Last Adieu
Having the need to resolve the unfinished relationship with her father who had died suddenly when she was only fourteen, Shabnam decides to confront her mother and talk to all the people who had known him. She is eager to fill the holes in her sketchy memory only to find out that he had always been there with her and influenced her at every stage in her life without her knowing it. After thirty years she is now ready to claim her father as she discovers his significance in her life.
The Last Adieu 2014
We Are Moluccans
We Are Moluccans
After witnessing a child's death during a violent clash, a former soccer player launches a youth team to help local kids avoid further bloodshed.
We Are Moluccans 2014
Ayodhyecha Raja
Ayodhyecha Raja
Ayodhyecha Raja, literally "The King of Ayodhya", was the first Marathi talkie. It is based on the mythological story of Raja Harishchandra of Ayodhya and his test by sage Vishwamitra, as recounted in Valmiki's epic, Ramayana. The film was also made as a double-version, Ayodhya Ka Raja (1932) in Hindi, making it the first double version talkie of Indian cinema.
Ayodhyecha Raja 1932
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is the oldest human mummy on Earth. Now, newly discovered evidence sheds light not only on this mysterious ancient man, but on the dawn of civilization in Europe.
NOVA: Iceman Reborn 2016
The Captive
The Captive
The origin story of Miguel de Cervantes, the author of the iconic novel “Don Quixote.” At the age of 28, Cervantes was taken captive by the Moors in Algiers, leading to his creative birth.
The Captive 1
Sur les pas de Marie
Sur les pas de Marie
Sur les pas de Marie 2022
Odsúdenie Paganiniho
Odsúdenie Paganiniho
Odsúdenie Paganiniho 1977
The Giant
The Giant
Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The criminal decides to turn a new leaf based on their conversation and goes on to become a town's mayor. He hears news of a mistaken arrest and identity. The revelation of truth is the start of a series of miseries.
The Giant 1938
Midday Event
Midday Event
In the the tumultuous neighborhoods of Tehran, in the winding streets and alleys and displaced and confused in every little houses... Does this the rummage will be the end?
Midday Event 2017
The Bitter Herb
The Bitter Herb
This film is about the Jewish girl Sara and the ruin of her family during World War II. Her parents have to live in the Jewish ghetto in Amsterdam, but later they are arrested and deported. Sara decides to flee with her brother and his girlfriend to Palestine. Based on the book by Marga Minco.
The Bitter Herb 1985
The Island of the Fallen Angel
The Island of the Fallen Angel
In 1924, a young police commissioner is relocated to a small island near Sicily. Adaptation of Carlo Lucarelli's novel of the same name, directed by Lucarelli himself in his directorial debut, which went unreleased after its lukewarm premiere at the Rome Film Festival.
The Island of the Fallen Angel 2012
Caravan 1915
Caravan 1915
A Turkish mercenary and his men are hired to move 200 expelled Armenians from their coastal city to Aleppo during the 1915 forced relocation and genocide.
Caravan 1915 2017
Three Hundred Years Ago...
Three Hundred Years Ago...
In the middle of the 17th century, Ukrainian peasants and Cossacks rose up to fight against the Polish gentry rule. About the events of the National Liberation War in Ukraine under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, who with a firm hand led the insurgent masses to an alliance with Russia.
Three Hundred Years Ago... 1956
Satyashodhak
Satyashodhak
The film follows the life of social reformer and writer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule.
Satyashodhak 2024
Migrations
Migrations
Based on the famous novel of Milos Crnjanski, the story follows Serbian migrations from the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the XVIII century.
Migrations 1989
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad. He does his killing job out of idealism, and for the love of a woman. The young student murders a Russian spy and is afterwards arrested by the police. Much to his surprise he is released after a session with the traitor-judge, hinting at some leaks in the organisation. Student reports his suspicions back to the organisation, but in response is given a new hit mission.
In Broad Daylight 1981
Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome
Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome
Able to inspire wonder and awe in all who gazed upon them, The Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome - the Pantheon, the Aqueducts of Rome, the Via Appia, the Baths of Caracalla, Trajan's Markets, Circus Maximus and the Colosseum - were the works of great men who translated fantastic visions into the epitome of human achievement. These visionaries included ambitious Emperors like Hadrian and engineers with revolutionary ideas such as Apollodorus. By the second century AD, Rome had become the 'caput mundi' - the head of the world.
Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome 2004
Panama Canal
Panama Canal
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower.
Panama Canal 2011
Dream Team 1935
Dream Team 1935
Geneva, Switzerland 1935. The first European Basketball Championship is about to take place. Basketball is still an unknown sport in Europe, and the national teams are meeting for the first time. Each wants the honour of being the first champion. Meanwhile in Latvia, coach Baumanis is convinced that he can assemble a team and take it to Geneva. He quickly learns however, that triumph and defeat are also part of the game. Coach Baumanis faces many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him.
Dream Team 1935 2013
The Female Doctor and The Rabbit Spirit
The Female Doctor and The Rabbit Spirit
A gentle physician saved an injured rabbit in the forest, not knowing that it was actually a Rabbit Spirit. The Rabbit Spirit decided to visit the physician in a human form, and they started to become closer. But when the Rabbit Spirit hears the story of the White Snake, and how human and demons are not destined to be together, she begins to doubt if she should stay at the physician's side. (Short film sequel to the 医女和兔子精的故事 music video)
The Female Doctor and The Rabbit Spirit 2020
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies 2023