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War

Zübeyde

Zübeyde

October 13, 2023

Zübeyde, Mothers and Sons, tells the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother, Zübeyde Hanim, which begins in Thessaloniki, in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire, and reflects the period until the declaration of the Republic.

The Way of Generations

The Way of Generations

October 12, 2023

Thi is the story of a Kyiv boy who lives his life believing that the problems of his country do not interest him. However, everything changes when he meets in a dream a Ukrainian warrior who comes to Nazar from the last century. Or maybe it was not a dream?

The Crossing: Consequences of the Truth

The Crossing: Consequences of the Truth

October 11, 2023

In 2022 as Russia launched a full-scale invasion against Ukraine, Gheorghe Ignat, a Romanian wrestling champion, found himself a neighbour to one of the greatest humanitarian crises since World War II. As the war continues, Ukrainian children have started disappearing from orphanages around the country.

Song of the South

Song of the South

October 20, 2023

As French colonial rule reaches a violent end in Vietnam, a 12 year old boy makes a treacherous journey in search of his estranged father.

The Heroes of Halyard

The Heroes of Halyard

October 10, 2023

A story inspired by the largest single rescue mission of downed Allied airmen behind enemy lines in aviation history of all time, codenamed “The Halyard Mission”. This action took place in the summer of 1944. It was led by the Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland that was headed by General Dragoljub “Draža” Mihailović. It was at great cost and sacrifice that the Serbian people saved 508 American and other Allied countries’ airmen from certain death, sending them off to safety from the improvised airfield in the Serbian village of Pranjani, at the foot of Mt Suvobor.

War Games! A Christmas Truce

War Games! A Christmas Truce

October 6, 2023

About the 1914 soccer game when the English played the Germans in No Mans Land on Christmas Day. Only in this fable the game was brokered by Santa Claus and The Krampus. Both men later find you cannot bring Christmas magic to a war zone.

Meditaciones sobre el Silencio

Meditaciones sobre el Silencio

October 5, 2023

Bumbumpapá

Bumbumpapá

September 30, 2023

A father is desperate to shield the joyful innocence of his young daughter in the harrowing moments that may be their last.

Je vais tuer Hitler

Je vais tuer Hitler

September 30, 2023

One day, in Savigny, an 18-year-old boy left his house in the middle of the war, saying: "I'm leaving, I'm going to kill Hitler." His name was Joseph, he was Jewish, he was my great-uncle. He disappeared during the night of the Occupation, and his existence became a family secret. He disappeared from history, the small as well as the big: he is not on any deportation list, and the only archive where he appears is a family photo of him as a child. It disappeared like a stone at the bottom of the water, instead of going up in smoke in the sky of Poland. What did he become ? And why didn't anyone mention his name anymore?

The Architect: A Montford Point Marine

The Architect: A Montford Point Marine

September 30, 2023

In this dynamic and dramatic short film, an African American veteran takes us on an extraordinary journey through his life. From a chance visit to the Pentagon, to growing up in a vibrant integrated neighborhood, his story is one of resilience and inspiration. Fueled by the determination to seize educational opportunities, he enlists just in time to experience the racial divisions of his era before Truman desegregates the military. Thrust into the brutality of the Korean War, the weight of combat becomes an indelible part of his soul. Returning home, he embarks on a new path as an architect and discovers unexpected connections in far-off Pakistan. As his family expands, his sons reflect on the man who raised them and the legacy he instilled. This film unearths the essence of the Black experience in the early 20th century, paints a vivid portrait of the Chosin Reservoir, and unravels the intricate tapestry of race, family, and personal growth.

Stella. A Life.

Stella. A Life.

January 17, 2024

Stella, grows up in Berlin during the rule of the Nazi regime. She dreams of a career as a jazz singer, despite all the repressive measures she is forced to go into hiding with her parents in 1944, her life turns into a culpable tragedy.

Imbroglio

Imbroglio

September 29, 2023

1943. Sergeant Tim Barker is parachuted into the occupied mountains of Greece. Injured he' s searching for his link in the resistance when he's rescued by a family.

Bučiuoju, Juozas

Bučiuoju, Juozas

September 29, 2023

A film about Juozas Vitkus - Kazimieraitis.

The Silent Service

The Silent Service

September 29, 2023

Shiro Kaieda is appointed the captain of Japan's first nuclear submarine, jointly built by Japan and the United States in top secret. However, he and his 76 crew members go rogue in this story that delves into themes of nuclear war, international politics, and world peace.

Blood on the Nameless River

Blood on the Nameless River

September 28, 2023

During Korean War Chinese veteran Du Chuan was ordered to reorganize the reconnaissance platoon to carry out the mission of raiding deep behind enemy lines. In order to survive the main force, the Volunteer Army's third reconnaissance platoon risked their lives in the attack, forged with fearless courage and the belief of living towards death. A Great Wall of flesh and blood was erected to block the enemy's torrent of steel.

The Volunteers: To the War

The Volunteers: To the War

September 28, 2023

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced with "internal and external troubles". Since the outbreak of the Korean Civil War, the U.S. military has repeatedly provoked the border between China and North Korea, and civilians have been brutally bombed. In order to maintain the hard-won peace and long-term stability for generations, in October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North Korea, and the "Resist US Aid Korea" war kicked off.

A War Poem

A War Poem

September 27, 2023

Lost at war, two soldiers struggle to find their moral grounding before their ultimate demise.

I'm here, God!

I'm here, God!

September 27, 2023

A veteran wounded in the war, wakes up from a three-month coma and learns that his mother has passed away and that his daughter has been placed in a boarding school. Later, she tries to put her life in order so that she can have her child. The film, which tells about his struggle to get his daughter back, focuses more on the scars of war on human psychology and the struggle of people who have left the war to live than on the heavy battle scenes.

WILL

WILL

September 27, 2023

Two young police officers find themselves torn between collaboration and resistance as they navigate the Nazi-occupied Antwerp during World War II.

Sporen van de Oorlog

Sporen van de Oorlog

September 26, 2023