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War

Our War

Our War

September 9, 2016

Since 2013 more than 30,000 fighters from all over the world have joined the troops of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (Daesh) in Syria. Fighting against them as part of the YPO (Popular Protection Command) in Rojava—in the north of Syria and prevalently Kurdish—are some hundreds of Westerners. This is the story of three of them: a former American marine, an Italian anti capitalist activist, and a Swedish bodyguard.

The Road to Mother

The Road to Mother

September 8, 2016

When the Soviets impose new ways of collective farming and permanent settlements on a region of nomadic dwellers, young Ilyas is separated from his mother, Mariam. Through decades of war, mother and son persevere in their efforts to be reunited.

The History of Love

The History of Love

November 9, 2016

The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

9/11: Inside the Pentagon

9/11: Inside the Pentagon

September 6, 2016

The Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon is recalled via the first-person accounts of Pentagon personnel, first responders, aviation experts and journalists. Included: Department of Defense footage from inside the Pentagon.

Ghosts of Pearl Harbor

Ghosts of Pearl Harbor

September 4, 2016

Over seven hours on the morning of 7th December 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on a US naval base in Hawaii. It's the day the lives of thousands of servicemen were lost and the United States was thrust into WWII. Dramatic eyewitness accounts and expert testimony show this day as it has never been seen before.

Pope Vs. Hitler

Pope Vs. Hitler

April 1, 2017

In the darkest days of World War II, St. Peter's was shrouded in the shadow of the swastika. But even as the Führer surrounded him, the Pope was plotting a secret counter-offensive. Wartime Pontiff Pius XII has been derided for his public silence about the Holocaust. But evidence suggests his silence may have been subterfuge.

Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge

October 7, 2016

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Anna

Anna

September 1, 2016

This story is based on a true story about a little girl named Anna Schindler, who is battling a rare type of liver cancer and reaches past herself and her pain to touch the heart of her cousin, Gabe Teich, an Army sniper fighting his own battles in Afghanistan.

Jack Ensch: Hanoi Hilton POW

Jack Ensch: Hanoi Hilton POW

September 1, 2016

Jack "Fingers" Ensch served in the Navy for 30 years. Recounting his experience of getting shot down and held as a POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, Jack explains how he was able to move forward from the experience and enjoy a full life.

Le Jour où Hitler a perdu la guerre

Le Jour où Hitler a perdu la guerre

September 1, 2016

Witnesses

Witnesses

September 1, 2016

During the Syrian civil war, a French war photographer takes a picture she shoudn't have taken.

Paradise

Paradise

September 1, 2016

The historical drama set during the Second World War centres on three people whose paths cross: a Russian aristocratic emigrant and member of the French resistance, a French collaborator and a high-ranking German SS officer.

Tatara Samurai

Tatara Samurai

May 20, 2017

In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.

Gulîstan, Land of Roses

Gulîstan, Land of Roses

August 23, 2016

They belong to the armed wing of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is also an active guerrilla movement. The mission of these female fighters? Defend Kurdish territory in Iraq and Syria, and defeat ISIS (the armed militants of the so-called Islamic State group), all while embodying a revolutionary ideal advocating female empowerment. As filmmaker Zaynê Akyol follows their highly regimented lives, seasoned fighters like Rojen and Sozdar openly share with us their most intimate thoughts and dreams. Even as fighting against ISIS intensifies in the Middle East, these women bravely continue their battle against barbarism. Offering a window into this largely unknown world, Gulîstan, Land of Roses exposes the hidden face of this highly mediatized war: the female, feminist face of a revolutionary group united by a common vision of freedom.

The Final Sacrifice

The Final Sacrifice

August 22, 2016

Rear Defense action film from the point of view of German and Italian soldiers.

Argentine Soldier Only Known by God

Argentine Soldier Only Known by God

April 6, 2017

The story is centered on the human drama of three young people from a small town in Traslasierra, Córdoba, who from very different ideological places, are forever transformed by the war in Malvinas Argentinas (Falkland Islands).

Catopolis

Catopolis

August 14, 2016

Animation film about conflict. Made in Microsoft Paint.

Nazi Law: Legally Blind

Nazi Law: Legally Blind

August 13, 2016

Sobering look at how Hitler and the Nazi party manipulated laws to further their hate-filled agenda. People who were considered physically or racially inferior or disloyal to the state were deprived of their rights and often their lives under these Nazi laws. When Germany was ultimately defeated, Nazi leaders were charged with crimes against humanity in the Nuremberg Trials, in an attempt by the world community to restore the rule of law.

Morts pour la liberté : Le tragique destin du vol « C Charlie »

Morts pour la liberté : Le tragique destin du vol « C Charlie »

August 13, 2016

My tale in the invasion

My tale in the invasion

August 11, 2016

Fajer is telling us her family story during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990