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War

When Pomegranates Howl

When Pomegranates Howl

November 18, 2021

Shot on the streets of Kabul, Granaz Moussavi’s (My Tehran For Sale) outstanding new feature is in the tradition of the great child-centred works of the 1980s when filmmakers such as Kiarostami, Panahi and Amir Naderi (to whom this film is dedicated) were putting Iranian cinema in the forefront of world production. 9-year-old Hewad is an irrepressible, street-smart kid who is energetically working every angle, hustling everything from pomegranate juice to amulets to protection from the evil eye. His real ambition is to be a movie star, and this comes a step closer when he meets an Australian photographer. But in a city where every family has a member who has been “martyred,” the streets are as perilous as they are vivid. Australia’s recent involvement with Afghanistan has been mixed, to say the best. The deeply-felt humanism of this film might just be our most effective contribution to that troubled country.

The Enforcer of Justice

The Enforcer of Justice

October 15, 2020

Six Minutes to Midnight

Six Minutes to Midnight

October 15, 2020

Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.

Das Glaszimmer

Das Glaszimmer

October 12, 2020

Shortly before the end of the Second World War, Anna and her eleven-year-old son Felix seek refuge in the countryside, where a strict Nazi regiment also prevails. In contrast to his mother, Felix slowly succumbs to right-wing propaganda.

Valley of the Dead

Valley of the Dead

October 8, 2020

During the Spanish Civil War, sworn enemies must work together when they encounter flesh-eating zombies created in a Nazi experiment.

The Map Makers

October 7, 2020

Abstracted footage and audio of bombs dropping on Biafra in 1967 set against a speech by leader Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, illustrates the ironies of post-colonial warfare.

La Nueve

La Nueve

October 6, 2020

A young man accompanies his mother to a nursing home where he meets don Manuel, a World War II veteran.

La Fuente de La Princesa

La Fuente de La Princesa

October 4, 2020

A Siege Diary

A Siege Diary

September 8, 2021

World War II. In autumn 1941 the German troops completely surrounded one of the biggest Russian cities — Leningrad. 2,5 million civilians got trapped in the city. The German commandment decided to destroy the city with bombings, artillery attacks and, most importantly, with hunger. The most difficult first winter of the siege (1941 — 1942). A young woman Olga is walking through the whole city to her father. She wants to see him one last time to say goodbye and to ask for his forgiveness.

Out of the Fight

Out of the Fight

October 2, 2020

US Army Sergeant Jason Pate returns home after three tours of duty in Afghanistan. The battles he has endured have led to minor injuries to his body, but the toll taken on his mind are immeasurable. As he attempts to adjust to life at home with his wife Emily and their four year old daughter Savannah, he struggles with the things he has missed, the effects of the war, and the ability to find meaning and purpose of his life in the civilian world.Jason begins to turn to alcohol and pills to ease his pain.

World War Who?

World War Who?

September 27, 2020

Two soldiers lost in the midst of WWII run into a marooned movie director that recruits them on a mission to find secret buried treasure.

The East

The East

August 13, 2021

A young Dutch soldier deployed to suppress post-WWII independence efforts in the Netherlands’ colony of Indonesia finds himself torn between duty and conscience when he joins an increasingly ruthless commander’s elite squad.

Kommando Selbstzerstörung - Der Untergang der Kaiserlichen Flotte

Kommando Selbstzerstörung - Der Untergang der Kaiserlichen Flotte

September 24, 2020

Lead

Lead

September 24, 2020

1866: The Prussian-Austrian war has left deep marks on Alois. In the snow-covered mountains, the Bavarian is robbed by a deserter, who does not turn out to be his worst enemy…

Bad Omen

Bad Omen

September 24, 2020

Kabul, Afghanistan. Pari, an in-house tailor, must find the means to purchase her prescription glasses in order to save her job.

Le Poteau

Le Poteau

September 21, 2020

La rafle du Vel d'Hiv : l'histoire révélée

La rafle du Vel d'Hiv : l'histoire révélée

September 21, 2020

39-45 : Les policiers dans la résistance

39-45 : Les policiers dans la résistance

September 21, 2020

Blue Line of Defense

Blue Line of Defense

September 18, 2020

Abadan 1160

Abadan 1160

September 16, 2020

the final days of Iran International Naft Radio during the siege of Khorramshahr and imminent siege of Abadan in Iran-Iraq war and the resistance people showed to make sure Iraq won't capture Abadan.