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An action, spy film set in the backdrop of the Japanese colonial era

Noted director of The Housewife blends politics with romance to weave a story of two activists in hiding in a remote shack The intimate setting proves to be fertile ground for hidden desires

The still life of a family in 57 pictures Germany in the 1970ies Stephanie is an intelligent and lively child But she leads an isolated life with her parents, marked by the symbiotic bonding with her mentally unstable mother A

We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents From Elaine de Koonings abstract portraits of John F Kennedy to

A series of images, music and sounds which transport through Mexicos history, without any narrative sequence The film spins constantly round the question Where are the singers from De donde son los cantantes in spanish the

The history and resurgence of the electronic modular music synthesizer

Through archival footage Nicholson tells the story of the real Warriors that walked the streets of New York City in the 1970s and the harsh reality of gang life in a city that seemed to be falling apart

In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake

A retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton s ill fated expedition to Antarctica in 1914 1916, featuring new footage of the actual locations and interviews with surviving relatives of key expedition members, plus archived audio intervie

A documentary on political punk band Anti Flag The film explores the trials and tribulations of playing politically charged music and devoting your life to activism

Eye Filmmuseum and the British Film Institute present a compilation film of newly restored rare images from the first years of filmmaking Immerse yourself in enchanting images of Venice, Berlin, Amsterdam and London from 120 year

Learn first hand how our nations key decision makers responded in the face of chaos and catastrophe on 911

A documentary following the Black Arm Band, a gathering of Australias finest Aboriginal musicians, as they take to the road with their songs of struggle, resistance and freedom

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold learn about living in the medieval world and help rebuild a castle

Set in 1348 during the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in human history, explores the timely themes of class systems, power struggles, and survival in a time of pandemic

The remarkable true life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi occupied Eastern Europe

Australian detective Colin McLaren investigates the JFK assassination using ballistics expert Howard Donahues evidence of a second shooter in Dealey Plaza

A flashback to earlier episodes in the life of Leon Trotsky, the Marxist revolutionary, framed by events during his asylum in Mexico City 1939 1940

A historical presentation of the gang movements and organized crime from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century in England

Follows a group of experts as they scrutinize some of historys most intriguing UFO accounts

Traces the history of the postal service from the times of the first postman to the current times

A group of Jewish American war pilots smuggle planes out of the U S and fly for Israel in its War of Independence

In a story drawn from Chinas legendary Warring States Period, the King of Yue, Goujian, is defeated and imprisoned by the King of Wu, Fucha

Adaptation of controversial real life story from the 1950s

During a strike strike breakers are being transported to Lunde, where they are assaulted by the strikers The military are sent in On the 14th May 1931 there is a confrontation between demonstrators and the military who open fire

In the spring of 1945 a train deporting hundreds of Jewish prisoners gets stranded near a small German village occupied by the Red Army Condemned to each other and in a context of deep mistrust, desperation and revenge, an unexpe

Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, a 19th century fiery social reformer and his unswerving fight against the dominant caste oppressions by the upper classes

A 19th century French aristocrat, notorious for his scathing memoirs about life in Russia, travels through the Russian State Hermitage Museum and encounters historical figures from the last 200+ years

Greece, 1939 1952 Fascist, Nazi, and Communist conflict, as seen through the eyes of a family of travelling provincial players

Lucy Worsley reveals the surprising stories behind our favourite Christmas carols From pagan rituals to religious conflicts, French dances and the First World War, carols reflect our history

Josh Gates travels through history on a search to uncover new evidence and answers to the worlds most captivating unexplained mysteries, and true stories that defy explanation, offering stunning revelations and surprising new ins

1902 the Australian Federation is a year old Twelve year old Toms beloved father, Nat, has dragged him and his sister, Sarah, to an isolated farm at the edge of the woods But Nats dream of living off the land has died and h

Documentary telling the real story of the Cambridge Spies subject of the drama series A Spy Among Friends

Colonel Henry Bouquet, with a ragtag group of British soldiers, Scottish Highlanders and American volunteers, was tasked with trying to save the hundreds of men, women and children facing certain death or worse in Fort Pitt

The extraordinary tale of Dean Reed, the American pop star who packed out stadiums in the 70s and inspired a generation, until he was found drowned in a lake in East Berlin

Moscow, 1953 After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power