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An attorney in Washington D C battles against cynicism, bureaucracy and politics to help the victims of 911

A history of the Louvre during the Nazi occupation and a meditation on the meaning and timelessness of art

Muoi charts the path of a Korean writer who travels to Vietnam in search of stories for her second novel There she learns about a mystery centered around a century old vengeful spirit

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

Documentary about North Korea, set in the future after the regime has collapsed Harnessing the power of hindsight the film questions the morality of the current inaction by regional and global powers towards the North Korean dictato

Beverly Glenn Copeland, a Black transgender musician, becomes a cult icon three decades after the release of his album Keyboard Fantasies

Greenland, 1952 An orphanage is opened in NuukGodthb to turn 16 Inuit kids into Danish kids after 18 months in Denmark, and use it as example for modernizing Greenland after poverty and TB spread during WWII

In the 1200s, a man arose whose ruthlessness was so feared, he emerged as the greatest empire builder ever known to mankind Inspired by true historical events

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

A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans

Rudiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came into power, until 1945 when the Third Reich collapsed

The story of Lady Oscar, a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution

The Belgian filmmaker Manu Bonmariage, known as the spiritual father of the Striptease show, now has Alzheimers at 76 Although his memory plays tricks on him, his daughter Emmanuelle goes back in time to portray a direct cinema fil

In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union

When the dust settles, culture remains The Maralinga people survive aggressive colonisation, including dispossession to enable atomic testing, and through their tenacious spirit and cultural strength fight to retain their country

The nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, who organized the rescue of 669 children just before the outbreak of WWII

Follows two Korean girls who unwillingly get taken from their homes during the Japanese occupation of Korea

The story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign

Investigates a nation torn by naked corporate greed and the red hot rift between the industrial masters and the rabble rousing workers in the field and factory

An investigation into Native American filmmaker Harjos family history, namely the mysterious 1962 disappearance of his grandfather and the songs of encouragement sung by those who searched for him

We follow the Jewish Braude familys experiences when the Jews are arrested and deported from the camp Berg, on the ship Donau and down to the extermination in the concentration camp in Auschwitz

The decade that began with peace and love was shattered in the late 1960s amidst riots, assassinations and a war that wouldnt end The Rolling Stones became the voice of this new era, which came to a horrific end at the Altamont

Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre Auguste returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I At his side is Andree, a young woman who rejuvenate

1402 Queen Margrete is ruling Sweden, Norway and Denmark through her adopted son, Erik But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her lifes work the Kalmar Union

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II

Gaspar de Carvajal, a Dominican, has not seen his family since the age of 10 when he was sent away to pursue the religious life He attends the funeral of his father, where he notices that the body was washed, then buried in a shr

After his king dies, a horseman must sacrifice himself to serve his ruler in the afterlife but sudden distractions lead to unexpected tragedy

John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo went on a serial killing spree in October 2002 in Virginia, Washington, D C , and Maryland

She Said Boom The Story Of Fifth Column is the story of a group of young female artists from Toronto in the early eighties They united to use music, film, and self publication to defy conventions of art practice, gender ideas, a

The story of four Italian children facing the racial laws and the wave of hate brought by fascism against the Jews

Capitao, a bandit, terrorizes poor villages in the Northeast region of Brazil, looting and frequently killing with his armed gang, until he kidnaps and becomes attracted to a beautiful schoolteacher, creating discord in his group

Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present day dominance

For a seventy year period, when America cared little about the education of African Americans, and discrimination was law and custom, The Bordentown School was an educational utopia An incubator for black pride and intellect, it tau

A legendary high school football coach is surprised to find a theater filled with 400 players and their families and friends His players created a documentary to honor him for his incredible accomplishments some forty years ago

Interviews and archival footage are used to tell the story of post war Broadway through the 1960s

In Wittelbacherpalais, Munichs prison and Gestapo center, middle aged Else Gebel awaits trial for carrying anti Nazi material She serves as a clerk in the Gestapo office On Thursday, 18 February 1943, two youths arrive at the pris