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The mysterious appearance of massive golden bracelets in intl antiquarian circles uncovers an inside story of the looting of a 2000 yr old Transylvanian golden hoard Police investigations of 50 million in golden loot unfold as an

Set in early 20th Century Japan, the movie follows the adventures of a young man who wants to get into the movie business but in a job unique to his country a dramatic narrator for silent movies known as Katsubenshi or just be

In the Eighteenth Century, the Traveling Company of Scenic Arts composed of Tyrant, Lady Leonarde, Serafina, Isabella, Leandre, Zerbina, Matamore and Pulcinella gets lost while traveling to Paris in bad weather They see a castle a

The difficulty of establishing beauty and the futility of power

Two stories separated by 1400 years After losing his mother in the midst of a war torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators as they respond to the COVID 19 pandemic

The story of Indias incredible cricket World Cup victory in 1983

The true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalins private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictators death Told from Sanchins view, the sympathetic but tragically flawed hero maintains unwavering faith in his

My mother has died Her name was Maria I discover among the objects left by my mother hundreds of photographs of my maternal grandfather, of my great aunt, of my parents Together with my brother, we will have to reflect on our mem

December 30, 1941 In Vyazma Vyazemsky cauldron there is a small group of Soviet soldiers, who are trying to reach their own comrades after having escaped a Nazi encirclement In the movie they are suddenly caught in an unequal b

French Canadians face execution after a revolt against British bureaucrats in Quebec

Unearthing the terrible secrets hidden in the tomb of Chinas first emperor The Terracotta warriors are just the tip of the iceberg in a mausoleum the size of Manhattan, which has gone largely unexcavated

In October 1970, members of the Front de liberation du Quebec kidnapped Minister Pierre Laporte, triggering an unprecedented crisis in Quebec Canada Fifty years later, Felix Rose is trying to understand what could have led his fa

Trinh T Minh ha combines archival footage, text, and interviews to paint portraits of Vietnamese women past and present She explores the fiction of documentary and the truth of subjective experience and all their inherent contra

A documentary that tackles the ideological conflicts surrounding the December 21 election in the country, to the push for sovereignty and subsequent parliamentary declaration of independence and the aftermath

While leading the Third Crusade, King Richard the Lionheart George Sanders battles treachery in his own camp as well as the Saracens and their charismatic leader Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin Sir Rex Harrison

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This documentary film chronicles the process of renaming Ft James Island, which was a holding cell for slaves during the Trans Atlantic Slave trade, to Kunta Kinteh Island after one of The Gambias most well renowned sons It sh

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Documentary based on Owen Hart and his life outside of the ring, containing footage of his family after his sudden and tragic death

An intimate look at young Hollywood starlets growing up in the 1990s, using hundreds of hours of footage captured by Soleil Moon Frye

Born to Korean immigrant parents freed from indentured servitude in early twentieth century Mexico, Jeronimo Lim Kim joins the Cuban Revolution with his law school classmate Fidel Castro and becomes an accomplished government offi

A journalist interviews an old woman who was forced into prostitution, just like many other Japanese women working in Asia outside of Japan during the first half of the 20th century She worked in a Malaysian brothel called Sandak

In Hungary, the national movement led by Kossuth has been crushed and the Austrian hegemony re established, but partisans carry on with violent actions In order to root out the guerilla, the army rounds up suspects and jails them

Tells the story of the last months of the 20 year war in Afghanistan through the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan officers they trained

In this documentary, the hotshot director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, now 83 years old, is interviewed about his career,and a number of his colleagues and admirers weigh in with reminiscences and tributes

In the chaos of the final days of the Italian revolution a thief and a baker hook up and travel the streets of Milan witnessing the historic events, which quickly take a dark turn

April 1940 The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, source of the iron ore needed for Hiters war machinery Through two months of fierce winter warfare, Hitler is dealt his first defeat

The story is set in the 12th century in Arab ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone The caliphs politic

Filmmaker Trevor Graham is an Australian hummus tragic Every week in his Bondi Beach home he observes the hummus making ritual, mashing chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahina But when the Hummus War erupted in 2008, among t

Ukraine, 1918 As a Bolshevik army of about 4 000 men, commanded by General Muravyov, advances towards Kyiv, with the aim of capturing the city, a small Ukrainian unit of 400 soldiers about 300 of which are students is resisting

Looking for work as a violinist, Josef comes into the orbit of a rich young woman She introduces him to a hedonistic existence free from religious intolerance Josef gets an incredible commission to write an opera for the San Ca

Young man, from now on you will only work for me These were Adolf Hitlers words to the young sculptor Arno Breker in 1936 What would he commission from his new Phidias

Sohrab, a provincial young writer, is lost in the desert on the way to Tehran to get a publication license for his book on old Persian poetry, but the trip involves some bizarre events

December 7, 1941 On a Sunday morning, TOMIKAZU TOMI NAKAJI and his best friend BILLY DAVIS are playing baseball in a field near their homes in Hawaii when the Japanese launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor As Tomi looks up

During second world war,Philippe Petain gets absolute powers The war ends with the arrival of allied forces by Petainism has not been put on trial