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War

The Aryan Couple

The Aryan Couple

December 10, 2004

A German Jewish industrialist is forced to hand over his business to the Nazis in order to ensure his family's safe passage out of Germany.

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

December 3, 2004

A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I. to play the part of Winston Churchill. Their take on the war depicts a handsome Churchill falling in love with Princess Elizabeth, who is herself involved in the war as an undercover agent.

DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)

DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)

November 26, 2004

A boy's experience as a fresh military recruit stationed at the North-South border in the late 1970s.

Battle of the Brave

Battle of the Brave

November 19, 2004

In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls

Alexander

Alexander

November 21, 2004

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.

Der letzte Flug

November 15, 2004

Joyjatra

Joyjatra

November 15, 2004

During the Bangladeshi war for independence in 1971, a group of people flee from their villages towards a safe border.

Last Letters Home

Last Letters Home

November 11, 2004

Ten families read letters from their loved ones killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom in this powerful and moving HBO documentary by Oscar and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Bill Couturie (Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam). Photos of the soldiers in military and civilian life are shown as family members read the final correspondence received from Iraq and share their thoughts and memories about the fallen troops and the realities of war.

The Great Water

The Great Water

November 11, 2004

An ailing communist reflects on a young boy childhood in Stalinist Yugoslavia.

The Last Day of WWI: 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour

The Last Day of WWI: 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour

November 2, 2004

The Last Day of WWI: 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour

Voices of Iraq

Voices of Iraq

October 29, 2004

Filmed and directed by the Iraqis themselves -- thousands of them, from all walks of life, all over their country. The producers, who distributed more than 150 digital video cameras across the country, condensed more than 400 hours of footage into an unprecedented, and startling, look at life in a war zone. It's a new genre of filmmaking.

A Very Long Engagement

A Very Long Engagement

October 27, 2004

Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.

Tama Tū

Tama Tū

October 21, 2004

Six Māori Battalion soldiers camped in Italian ruins wait for night to fall. In the silence, the bros-in-arms distract themselves with jokes. A tohu (sign) brings them back to reality, and they gather to say a karakia before returning to the fray. Director Taika Waititi describes the soldiers as young men with "a special bond, strengthened by their character, their culture and each other.

Death in the Bunker: The True Story of Hitler's Downfall

Death in the Bunker: The True Story of Hitler's Downfall

October 16, 2004

Adolf Hitler spent the last ten days of his life in a bunker underneath the Chancellery of the Reich. Unwilling to face the consequences of defeat, the dictator ended his own life on April 30, 1945 in this fortified underground complex. Featuring exclusive interviews with the last survivor’s of Hitler’s inner circle and extensive archival footage, Death in the Bunker is an illuminating look at the Führer’s final decisions in preparation for his suicide.

BattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge

BattleGround: 21 Days on the Empire's Edge

October 14, 2004

In late 2003, two filmmakers from the Sundance award-winning Guerrilla News Network spent three weeks on the frontlines of the simmering guerrilla war in Iraq, gathering intelligence, dodging bullets, and capturing the untold stories of what has become the world's most covered, and misunderstood, conflict. BattleGround is an irreverent journey that will challenge the orthodoxies of Left and Right, and highlight the humanity of all sides of the conflict. BattleGround will be a critical film for anyone who wants to understand the powerful forces that are sucking America deeper and deeper into a Middle Eastern quagmire. Is Iraq our generation's "Bright Shining Lie," or is it the frontline in a global battle for national survival? Or is to some combination of both?

Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

October 3, 2004

A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career.

Días rojos

Días rojos

October 1, 2004

In 1936, the Spanish Civil War has just begun. Rebel army is taking at force a republican village, So, Juan and "Bicho" are obligated to go away the death. They will try to arrive the mines, where some refugees want to create a resistance against the rebels. Will they get their purpose?

Fallen Art

Fallen Art

September 23, 2004

Fallen Art presents the story of General A, a self-proclaimed artist. His art, however, consists of a deranged method of stop motion photography, where the individual frames of the movie are created by photographs made by Dr. Johann Friedrich, depicting the bodies of dead soldiers, pushed down by Sergeant Al from a giant springboard onto a slab of concrete.

Beginning of the Path

Beginning of the Path

September 22, 2004

The film is based on the memories of Patriarch of All Russia Alexy II about his childhood, about his mother and father-priest, about how he went to Valaam with his parents as a child, about the terrible beginning of the war, which cut off his childhood in an instant, about the arrival of German troops in Estonia... Before the eyes of an 11-year-old boy, there are whole strings of complex human destinies. Being next to his father, little Alyosha saw how sometimes it is unfair for an ordinary provincial priest, sincerely, from the bottom of his heart trying to help the desperate, to keep hope and faith in goodness in them...

Buried in the Sand: The Deception of America

Buried in the Sand: The Deception of America

September 21, 2004

Conservative political commentator Mark Taylor presents uncensored archival footage of graphic Iraqi and Middle East atrocities in an effort to justify American intervention.