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After an actor finds a treasure map detailing the location of ancient gold hidden near a town in the Misiones province named after the 19th century politician Leandro N Alem, he persuades the producers to change the project, as a po

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was invited to South Africa in 1893 to settle a case for a wealthy Indian settled there He expected to return in a few months but instead got involved in the freedom movement and eventually stayed for 21 y

In late nineteenth century America, Rising Free portrays the story of a young woman living in the aftermath of racial prejudice Surrounded by danger of being sold and further stripped of freedom, she discovers hope through a graciou

A chronicle of Oscar Wildes libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it

Film about the lead up to the Polish uprising against German occupation at the end of the Second World War

Filmed in Singapore it tells the story of Sandokan who is a Malaysian rebel who, with a group of renegades, goes up against a British General who is trying to force the King to resign

A Scottish knight in France to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue

In the Life of Music, a story told in three chapters, tells of how one song Champa Battambang, made famous by Sinn Sisamuth the King of Khmer Music, plays a role in the lives of three different generations

The untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their journeys from the late 1930s to the present day

WWII In German occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her

This is the story of the days directly after 911, and the presidents whereabouts

A young officer, Ivan Demarin, is sent to the depths of Siberia Here Ivan meets his first love and, together with his regiment, finds himself drawn into a conspiracy by local princes, who are hunting for Yarkands gold

The film retraces the events of a trail in the Pyrenees, which fleeing fascism that was infecting the heart of Europe Catalans and internationalist militants fleeing the Franco regime

The crew of Ukrainian NAVY minesweeper U311 Cherkasy is resisting seizure of the vessel by Russian army in Crimea in 2014

Narrated by Jeremy Irons, this definitive account tells of the heart rending human rights tragedy in 1992 when hundreds of Azerbaijanis were massacred after Armenians stormed the city of Khojaly

When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage In a short time, Warren managed to expand these practices and the

Haiti during papa Docs reign not a fun place

In the 1920s a group of factory workers advocate for safer work conditions after some of their colleagues become ill from radium exposure

There is a centuries old seawall in the ancient port of Akka, located on Israels northern coast Today, Akka is a modern city inhabited by Muslims, Christians, Jews, and Bahai, but its history goes all the way back to rule of the E

Trying to keep lead in the Space Race, the Soviet Union is preparing two cosmonauts for the first spacewalk

This powerful and thought provoking film chronicles the compelling events in the Pacific Theater of WWII, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the American occupation of Japan in 1945 It depicts the strength and courage of Am

The filmmakers grandfather worked at the Red Cross after the Hiroshima bombing Her quest to learn why he never talked about his experiences takes a new turn after Fukushimas catastrophe

An examination of how President Abraham Lincoln used contemporary telecommunications to his maximum advantage in the American Civil War

A 600 kilometre winter trek for 800 sheep, accompanied by 3 donkeys, 4 dogs and led by two shepherds, Pascal and Carole

The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with the intendant Olimpio But she has to face the jealousy of her violent and morbid father, and the hostility of her stepmother Lucrezia

The most daring moments in the struggle for liberation from colonial rule

A documentary following the journey of xinyao literally songs of Singapore in Mandarin since its birth

The murals of Northern Ireland are an expression of the regions violent Troubles The Art of Conflict examines these murals through their painters and the people who live there, exploring this unique street arts impact, purpose,

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One Man and His Shoes tells the story of the phenomenon of Air Jordan sneakers showing their social, cultural and racial significance and how ground breaking marketing strategies created a multi billion dollar business

In 19th century Central America, a few entrepreneurial cowboys built an empire that enslaved populations and corrupted governments for over 100 years The United Fruit Company thrived on

A wealthy wife and a failing businessman on a quest for answers, journey in different ways, to a path to higher consciousness Their hunger for understanding and spiritual being leads them to a phenomena that has existed since the be

Documentary leading up to, during and after the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City Features interviews with athletes, including John Carlos, Tommie Smith and George Foreman, activist Dr Harry Edwards, journalists and archival

Anton Ludvik, aka Gerard, is vice minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia He realizes he is watched and followed One day, he is arrested and jailed in solitary confinement, and tortured mentally during the investigation will

The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993 bill, Dont ask, dont tell where sexual orientation was a non talk policy in the American forces, leading to 13 368 getting kicked out before 2011

An unstable former French Sergeant commits many atrocities A judge considers how this case could benefit or damage his career