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Drone

Drone

March 27, 2015

A rookie Air Force drone pilot finds himself increasingly attached to a target he watches from halfway around the world.

Hitler's People: A Portrait of the Third Reich

Hitler's People: A Portrait of the Third Reich

March 24, 2015

How was Adolf Hitler able to count on the German public even in the face of unspeakable suffering and impending doom? Evocative and previously unseen private archive footage, much of it in colour, shows life in Nazi Germany from 1933 onwards till the end of the Nazi regime in 1945. This documentary is a revealing portrait of the German people, how they lived and perceived the world, under Hitler.

Al Haj Nejim

Al Haj Nejim

March 15, 2015

(Nadia), who was born and raised in (France), returns to (Iraq) to rediscover her roots and origins. During this journey, (Nadia) gradually uncovers the story of her grandfather, Haj (Najm) Al-Baqal, the owner of the date shop, and the man who was one of the prominent leaders of the revolution in (Najaf) against British colonialism in 1918. The film sheds light on the impact that Haj (Najm) Al-Baqal's struggle left on the people of (Najaf).

Ils étaient juifs et résistants

Ils étaient juifs et résistants

March 12, 2015

April 9th

April 9th

March 12, 2015

In the early morning of April 9, 1940, the Danish army is alerted: the Germans have crossed the border.

Enclave

Enclave

March 3, 2015

Nenad, ten years Christian boy from a Serbian enclave, determined to create a proper community burial for his late grandfather, crosses enemy lines and makes friends among the Muslim majority in deeply divided, war-torn Kosovo.

Singing Saved my Life

Singing Saved my Life

March 3, 2015

When film director Morten Conradi´s father met Igor Trapitsin, a Russian prisoner of war, for the first time in Brønnøysund in Norway 1945, it was the beginning of a friendship that lasted until Morten’s father died in 1977. Morten always wanted to find Igor and find out how he survived the barbaric conditions in the camps during the Second World War. So in 2009 Morten went to Moscow to meet him. The answer Igor gave was unexpected, he simply said: "Singing saved my life".

March 1945: Duel at the Cathedral

March 1945: Duel at the Cathedral

March 2, 2015

Cologne is the largest city that the G.I.s will take during the war. Nazi propaganda has declared the city to be defended to the last cartridge. Witness the US troops first hand on their advance from the outskirts of the city to the banks of the Rhine and the fascinating research of the Cologne journalist and film historian Hermann Rheindorf.

Joel Hunt: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Joel Hunt: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

March 1, 2015

Joel Hunt served as a combat engineer from 1998-2007, with multiple tours in Iraq. While there, he endured more than 15 roadside bombs, and experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Today, with the help of his dog, Barrett, he uses sports to push through the challenges of having a TBI.

The many faces of Algerian war

The many faces of Algerian war

March 1, 2015

With the intention to represent all points of view, this documentary tackles the eight years of the "Algerian war" or "War of Liberation" head-on through the accounts of those who experienced it. 25 witnesses, civilians and soldiers of both camps, deliver their perceptions of the conflict and help to explain the multiple facets of this war.

Battle of Surabaya

Battle of Surabaya

March 1, 2015

Musa, who is only a thirteen-year-old shoe shiner, undergoes destiny through his adventure of waging war during the war time. Will he manage to bring peace among the troops who keep on fighting for nothing?

Day One

Day One

February 27, 2015

On her first day in Afghanistan, an interpreter for the US Army is forced to deliver the child of an enemy bomb-maker.

The Battalion

The Battalion

February 20, 2015

Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917.

L'Homme du destin, De Gaulle 1940 - 1944

L'Homme du destin, De Gaulle 1940 - 1944

February 11, 2015

Offer eller spion

Offer eller spion

February 10, 2015

1944

1944

February 20, 2015

The events of the war in 1944, from the Blue Hills to Sõrve Peninsula. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ones.

Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

February 7, 2015

When NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan, the Afghan National Army (ANA) took over control of Helmand Province, an extremely dangerous region where attacks by Taliban fighters are the order of the day. Security, much less peace, would seem to be unattainable; it is even difficult to find a common language in a country where everyone mistrusts each other. The directors of this film accompanied an ANA company during a year of frontline duty in Helmand. The soldiers are paid irregularly, there are not enough supplies and their equipment is substandard. They cannot fight a war with the equipment left behind by the ISAF.

Hum Tum Dushman Dushman

Hum Tum Dushman Dushman

February 6, 2015

An Indian soldier gets stuck in no man's land along with his Pakistani counterpart. They disregard their differences as they join forces to save the life of a Kashmiri boy who steps onto a mine.

The Ukrainians: Battle for Donetsk Airport

The Ukrainians: Battle for Donetsk Airport

January 31, 2015

Documentary about specific phases of the battle for the Donetsk airport and about the hero-fighters of the Ukrainian Volunteer corps in Pisky. The film presents the war in extreme focus – adrenaline, humor, pain, anguish, and courage are tightly packed into 82 minutes of screen time. It shows scenes of the battle, evacuation of the wounded, the capture of the new airport terminal, and civilians, who live near the fighting’s epicenter. It features death and frontline humor, and a bit of philosophical discussions as well.

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

January 30, 2015

In 1948, a group of World War II pilots volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence.