True story (based on the book by Eleanor Coerr) about a Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki, who was two years old when the atom bomb fell on her city of Hiroshima. Like so many other survivors of that horrific day, she subsequently developed leukemia. To keep herself occupied during her illness, she begins the monumental task of folding a thousand origami cranes--in the hopes that it will save her life.
The film portrays a different dimension of the political uprising which happened in the north of Iraq(Kurdistan) in 1991, the political movement led to separate the Kurdish region from Iraq and liberation from the former Iraqi regime. The film contains the idea that the revenge mentality can be avoided under any circumstances despite a long-term dictatorial era.
Afghanistan, 2016. Sikandar and Shab are final-year art students at Kabul University, both with a thirst for life. Amidst the ruins of war-torn Kabul, the couple and their friends spot an abandoned cinema, which miraculously survived 30 years of war. As an act of resistance against the looming return of fundamentalism, a bold dream is enacted and renovation work on the cinema begins. Serious problems soon arise: the withdrawal of powerful family support, the targeting of Shab by her extremist brother, an auto accident and a calamitous fire. Undaunted, Sikandar continues to pursue the dream.
'Our Day' badges and flags being sold in aid of wounded WWI soldiers are shown in this Topical Budget film.
Submarine disaster drama made under the auspices of Mussolini's department of defense. During maneuvers a submarine collides with a surface vessel and drops to the ocean floor. The crew have thirty hours' worth of air to get it back to the surface.
The story of a drummer and his family during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
West Flanders, 1940. The Germans have invaded Belgium. In a state of panic, thousands of people flee to France. Among them are ten-year-old Waldo and his parents. They travel through the Poperinge and Ypres region toward the border. There, Waldo’s parents are killed in a bombardment. Waldo continues toward the coast with his fourteen-year-old neighbor, Vera. A journey with a tragic end
In this World War II military training film, a B-25 crew bails out over the jungle, and the pilot is separated from the rest of of his crew. The two groups of soldiers must survive until they can meet up and be rescued. The pilot does almost everything wrong, and the rest of his crew does almost everything right. We learn, by both bad and good example, how to survive in the jungle.
During the 1980s, Russia fought a disastrous war in Afghanistan. Shot by a Western crew, the 40 minute film includes footage of combat missions with the Spetsnaz elite units, helicopter gunship pilots from a Kabul-based Air Assault Unit flying missions, the patrolling of the Salang mountain pass and the military hospital in Kabul. Soviet General Lev Serebrov referred to the making of the film as "An experiment in glasnost".
'Resilience', Choi's second-year film at CalArts, is about the ravaged nature finding its strength and gradually recovering alongside the vibrant resurgence of life.
In 1940 France went to war against Germany and announced not only the mobilization of its territory, but also of its colonies. Senegalese family man Aby enlists in the army, distinguishes himself in battle, and is captured. But when he returns to his country, the French army refuses to pay him for his services.
August 6, 1915. After several unsuccessful attempts to assault the positions of the Russian army, the command of the German troops is decided on a new one. On the eve of the attack on the position of the Germans deliver cylinders with chlorine. Lieutenant Kotlinsky accidentally learns about the upcoming use of chemical weapons, but he does not have the time and opportunity to protect his people. All that remains for him is to set up a company to fight to the last.
Three former bomb disposal officers who served at the height of the Northern Ireland conflict, return for the first time in 30 years to revisit the defining moments of their careers, and the moments when they almost lost their lives.
The story of a man who makes a great sacrifice for his country and for his son. Based on the play of the same title by Tor Hedberg.
This docu-drama deals with the lives of two soldiers from Puerto Rico enlisted to fight during the Vietnam conflict. Based on a real-life incident, the movie relates the young soldiers' ambiguity about the war and the tragic consequences their plight holds for them, as well as their families.
A girl saves her fiancé's stabiliser plans from spies.
This docu-fiction recounts the difficulties overcome by an ALN detachment whose perilous mission is to transport weapons and ammunition from Tunisia across the Algerian Sahara during the Algerian liberation war (1954-1962) against the French army of occupation.
Activate your FREE Account!
You must create an account to continue watching
