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Short film about the history of Estonian Border Patrol.
A young doctor must care for an elderly person and ends up having deranged visions. His life mixes reality with the legend of the ancient mask of the plaguedoctor.
The timeless story of an ill-fated romance between a young Greek village girl and a conflicted Turkish officer during the dawn of the Greek War for Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821.
In 1958 Angelo, a rich and spoiled boy, enters a religious school, where students are tired of its vice-rector, and the strict rules and old-fashioned teaching methods of priests. Soon, Angelo exerts strong leadership among his peers and incites turmoil among them, helped by intellectual Franco and shy Camma. They expel the prefect from the school, organize a Grand Guignol show, and disappear the corpse of an old professor.
After the Iranian coup in 1953, Col. Takin is commissioned to find and recover 11 tons of gold from Russia. The subject of this film is the reclamation money that was supposed to be paid by England, America and Russia to Iran because of the World War II and is about the year 1951. This film is a historical drama about the War events and the issues that opened the door to Iran for the allies and axis forces, and points to the reclamation payment to Iran.
Joaquim Pinto has been living with HIV and VHC for almost twenty years. “What now? Remind Me” is the notebook of a year of clinical studies with toxic, mind altering drugs as yet unapproved. An open and eclectic reflection on time and memory, on epidemics and globalization, on survival beyond all expectations, on dissent and absolute love. In a to-and-fro between present and past memories, the film is also a tribute to friends departed and those who remain.
The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.
Set in a poor Québec neighbourhood during the 1930s, a young woman begins the dire labour of birthing.
The movie is a biopic about Mia Martini, an italian singer who died in 1995.
The extraordinary story of Edward VIII's first love affair, involving a murder trial, a secret cache of vanished letters, and a cover-up to save the reputation of the future King.
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.
A biopic about a Soviet general V. Gorbatov.
Zilan, a young woman, returns to her home town looking for traces of her dead brother, killed by ISIS. But her town is not what it used to be: social and political tensions have escalated into a state of war. The people have risen up to demand their political autonomy and the police and army repress them with brutal force. But the city’s resistance will go on for more than 100 days and Zilan will not remain a passive witness. Based on the diaries of those who died fighting and the testimony of survivors, who are the protagonists of the film, Çelik's first feature explores concepts such as hope, friendship, sacrifice and loss in the struggle for freedom of a group of young people.
Late 1970s. Dinmukhamed Kunaev brings together seven Kazakhs — criminals and homeless youths — and entrusts them with a secret mission against the Soviet regime. Their goal is to stop nuclear weapons testing at the Semipalatinsk Test Site, which threatens humanity.
Based on historical events, The Fox Sisters tells the story of sisters Leah, Maggie, and Kate Fox, whose experiences helped give rise to modern Spiritualism.
"In a kingdom ruled by strict and overbearing parents, a prince and a princess make a shocking and deadly decision. Tired of being controlled and micromanaged, the siblings team up with each other to plan the ultimate act of rebellion: murdering their parents. As they plan and execute their murderous scheme, the prince and princess must confront the consequences of their actions and the true cost of freedom."
Reveals an alternate history of the post-war world. This is a version of history where, in contrast to what we are all told, fascist ideology prevailed. The story of Klaus Barbie, Nazi torturer, American spy, tool of repressive right-wing regimes, is symbolic of the real relationship that the "Western" governments had with fascism and makes us see the world as it is today - and the politicians that inhabit it - in a different way.
Tum, a novice Buddhist monk, and Teav, the daughter of a wealthy woman, fall madly in love in spite of both their backgrounds.
Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past. The film city was solemnly inaugurated in 1937 by Mussolini. Here, propaganda films would be produced to strengthen the dictator's position.