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War

Morning Hate

October 10, 2024

On the Western Front in the web of trenches, stretcher-bearers must choose between their humanity and their job.

Lift Force

Lift Force

October 10, 2024

The Ukrainian film "Lift Force" (Підйомна сила), released in 2024, is a documentary centered on the heroic efforts of Ukrainian pilots during the ongoing war. Directed by Oleksandr Stratiyenko, it explores the real-life challenges these aviators face, capturing both the intense danger and emotional strain of combat missions. Produced by the Aerotim team, the film highlights the resilience and professionalism of Ukrainian aircrews operating under extreme conditions.

Blitz

Blitz

November 1, 2024

In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.

Atrocity Inc.

Atrocity Inc.

October 7, 2024

In an exclusive new documentary, Max Blumenthal rips the cover off the media deceptions and atrocity hoaxes Israel pushed after October 7 to create political space for its gruesome assault on the Gaza Strip. Blumenthal exposes the US mainstream media's role as a megaphone for the Israeli government, introducing new lies even after their initial ones were debunked. Atrocity Inc raises serious questions about the official narrative of October 7, while revealing how Israel's army has consciously engaged in the same hideous atrocities which it falsely accused Palestinian militants of committing.

Victorious Generation's Warrior

Victorious Generation's Warrior

October 7, 2024

An IDF warrior who fought in the “Iron Swords” War, is recuperating at home and when he sleeps he relives traumas he developed while fighting in Gaza and the events of October 7th. His commitment to his duty indicates that he must face it and go to the front to win and end the war.

İstanbul İşgal ve Zafer

October 6, 2024

Melodies of War

Melodies of War

October 6, 2024

In 1944 rural China, two young musicians, trapped inside an abandoned building by enemy soldiers, share one last song together.

Forward Operating Base

October 5, 2024

Equal parts collaborative diary and fever dream, Forward Operating Base explores the daily experience of background violence, malaise, hyper-masculinity, and isolation of a U.S. Army medical evacuation pilot during the final, listless years of the U.S. War in Afghanistan. Filmed by an anonymous soldier stationed in Jalalabad.

Gaza

Gaza

October 7, 2024

This feature length investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit exposes Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip through the medium of photos and videos posted online by Israeli soldiers themselves during the year long conflict. The I-Unit has built up a database of thousands of videos, photos and social media posts. Where possible it has identified the posters and those who appear. The material reveals a range of illegal activities, from wanton destruction and looting to the demolition of entire neighbourhoods and murder. The film also tells the story of the war through the eyes of Palestinian journalists, human rights workers and ordinary residents of the Gaza Strip. And it exposes the complicity of Western governments – in particular the use of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus as a base for British surveillance flights over Gaza.

Attack Jiajin Mountain

Attack Jiajin Mountain

October 2, 2024

A Red Army reconnaissance team embarks on a vital mission to cross Mount Jiajin, the first major snow-capped mountain of the Long March. Along the way, they engage in fierce battles with the Nationalist army and confront mountain bandits. In a surprising turn of events, they find themselves forming unexpected alliances. As they navigate challenges and dangers, their journey becomes a test of courage and resilience, leading to a significant milestone in their quest.

Aufwachsen im Westjordanland - Gefangen im Zorn

Aufwachsen im Westjordanland - Gefangen im Zorn

October 1, 2024

Hakkenden

Hakkenden

October 1, 2024

Takizawa Bakin, a popular Edo period author, begins to recount a story he is planning in front of his friend, the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The story is about eight warriors who, each carrying a jewel, gather together as if guided by fate and embark on a harsh journey to fight the curse of the Satomi family. Hokusai is drawn into the story that Bakin is telling, and visits Bakin on various occasions to hear the rest of the story, and a strange relationship between the two begins. The serialization becomes Bakin's life's work, with the idea of ​​"rewarding good and punishing evil in a world where evil is rampant," but after 28 years, as the story finally approaches its climax, Bakin begins to lose his sight. With the completion of the story in doubt, he receives an unexpected proposal from his daughter-in-law. Will the story ever be completed?

Boys on the Hill

September 29, 2024

At nineteen, they left their homes for an unfamiliar land, its name unknown to them. UN soldiers from across the globe boarded ships bound for the Korean Peninsula's battlefields. Filled with youthful adventure, they soon witnessed horrors in the Korean War that no young person should ever experience. Now in their nineties, these veterans, nearing the end of their lives, recall the unforgettable highlands of the Korean Peninsula. Over these hills, where the beautiful landscapes of spring, summer, fall, and winter pass by, what did they witness, and what did they lose?

Charge Forward

Charge Forward

September 27, 2024

Yang Gensi leads his team at the Chosin Reservoir to repel eight waves of attacks from the U.S. Marine Corps. With ammunition running low and few men left, he must make sacrifices to defend their position.

The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death

The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death

September 30, 2024

The movie focuses on the battle of Cheolwon, where the 63rd Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (CPVA) was ordered to enter the battlefield of Cheolwon in May 1951, just after a month-long battle, to fight against four divisions of the United Nations Army (UNA). The volunteers fought with bloodshed and finally brought the enemy to the negotiation table.

Putin

Putin

January 9, 2025

A portrait of a formidable political figure, unraveling the contrasting facets of an iron-fisted tyrant and a man haunted by fear.

A Postcard from Bill

A Postcard from Bill

September 25, 2024

The Nazi's have bombed Dover, leaving Gladys fearing for her Husband's life, she seeks reassurance that he is alive in the form of a Postcard.

Black Glass

September 25, 2024

Before his legendary proto-cinematic studies in motion, photographer Eadweard Muybridge was commissioned to document the United States Army’s war against the Modoc tribe in Northern California in a series of stereographs, many of them staged. Alternately unnerving, meditative, and explosive, Adam Piron’s Black Glass examines the entangled histories of visual technology and the genocide and expropriation of Indigenous populations by white settlers through a violent collision of image and sound.

May I Speak With the Enemy?

May I Speak With the Enemy?

December 13, 2024

Madrid, 1936. Miguel Gila lives peacefully and happily with his grandparents in a humble attic. But the outbreak of the Civil War forces Miguel, along with his friend Pedro, to go to fight. There Gila survives misery, battles, firing squad and jail thanks to his humor. Because of this unique way of interpreting the world around him, Gila will become one of the most popular comedians in Spain and Latin America.

Trauma in Nahost - Der 7. Oktober und seine Folgen

Trauma in Nahost - Der 7. Oktober und seine Folgen

September 24, 2024