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Tiananmen

Tiananmen

September 2, 2009

It's 1949 and Tiananmen Square is a mess. Overgrown with weeds and thoroughly dilapidated it looks like hell, but it's where Chairman Mao wants to hold the Founding Ceremony for the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. And so TIAN AN MEN recounts the heroism, the struggle and the sacrifices of a People's Liberation Army unit as they...clean up and re-decorate the Tiananmen Gate? (Description by Subway Cinema)

Kind People

Kind People

August 27, 2009

The action takes place in a small Ural village beginning the War. The protagonist returns to his native place several years after the war and finds out that he is considered missed in action. The story about people whose quiet life was ruined by the War. The film reveals the tragedy of the whole nation.

National Geographic - Secrets of Shangri-La - Quest for Sacred Caves

National Geographic - Secrets of Shangri-La - Quest for Sacred Caves

August 25, 2009

In an attempt to unravel a mystery, a team of internationally renowned climbers and explorers join forces with archaeologists, anthropologists and art historians to climb into unexplored cave complexes that humans had not entered for hundreds if not thousands of years. What they find inside will rock the Himalayan world and re-write the history of this remote and mystical region.

The Charm of China

The Charm of China

August 20, 2009

One Hundred Years of the Girl Guides

One Hundred Years of the Girl Guides

August 16, 2009

In September 1909 a small group of determined girls gatecrashed a Boy Scout Rally and asked for 'something for the girls'. That simple action inspired a movement that now boasts ten million members in 145 countries. In this film we look back at the extraordinary story of guiding past and present, with the help of some amazing archive footage and interviews with famous former Brownies and Guides, including Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Dame Kelly Holmes, Kate Silverton and Shappi Khorsandi.

Peacetime

Peacetime

August 14, 2009

Rio de Janeiro, April 18, 1945. Brazil's foreign policy aligns closely with that of the United States and opens a brief period of democratic rule after the end of World War 2. For years, hundreds of people were arrested and tortured by the Vargas regime. But with the external pressure, several political prisoners gain freedom.

Sommer '39

Sommer '39

August 12, 2009

The Time That Remains

The Time That Remains

August 12, 2009

An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. A semi-biographic film, in four chapters, about a family spanning from 1948 until recent times. Combined with intimate memories of each member, the film attempts to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who remained in their land and were labelled "Israeli-Arabs," living as a minority in their own homeland.

The Family: Inside the Manson Cult

The Family: Inside the Manson Cult

August 9, 2009

This film looks back at the twisted world of hate, fear, sexual transgression and mind-control of one of the world's most notorious villain's, Charles Manson. He once had dreams of a Hollywood recording career. Fame was elusive, so he chose infamy. This is the story of how one man transformed a harmless group of hippies into a gang of brutal murderers. What evil lurked in this strange man's heart?

Secrets of the Tang Treasure Ship

Secrets of the Tang Treasure Ship

August 8, 2009

Historians have long speculated that thousands of wooden ships plied a Maritime Silk Route from the Middle East to China, braving long distances on white-capped seas, but time and the deep ocean have destroyed any evidence . . . until now. In 1998 German engineer Tilman Walterfang found a shipwreck from the 9th Century blanketed by intact gold, silver and ceramic items. As we uncover clues and reveal the story of the wreck, reenactments transport us back in time to an age of the legendary Sinbad the Sailor, when vicious seas ravaged wooden boats like matchsticks. Through interviews with maritime archaeologists and ceramic experts we bring these characters to life by examining unique items recovered from the wreck and painting a vivid picture of glorious 9th Century Tang China. We reveal where the treasure now lies, in high security storage in Singapore.

Aalor Nishana

August 7, 2009

Based on the Singur movement, which was an epic and exemplary struggle against State-sponsored tyranny and atrocities.

Harlem's Mart 125: The American Dream

August 7, 2009

Harlem's Mart 125: The American Dream is a documentary that tells the tale of the epic struggle and complexities surrounding the redevelopment of Harlem.

Conspiritus: The Satanic Illuminati Conspiracy

Conspiritus: The Satanic Illuminati Conspiracy

August 4, 2009

The truth about who and what the " elites " true agenda, purpose, and motivations are.

So Soon Forgotten

So Soon Forgotten

August 1, 2009

As thousands are sent to the gas chambers, one SS Officer tries to save a train full of Hungarian Jews on its way to Auschwitz.

Breaking the Mould

Breaking the Mould

July 29, 2009

A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of Pathology

Calle 13 - Sin Mapa

Calle 13 - Sin Mapa

July 28, 2009

The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron

The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron

July 27, 2009

“The first rockstar”, “Crazy, evil and dangerous”. This is how Rupert Everett introduces us to the British romantic poet Lord Byron. Between 1809 and 1810, his daring and eccentric personality led him on a journey from Portugal to Istanbul, through high society gatherings, Turkish baths and brothels. He leaps from one adventure to another, passing from one lover to another, causing scandal with his wild behavior. Ironic and entertaining narrator Rupert Everett accurately recounts Byron’s feats in this episodic, on-the-road period piece produced by Channel 4.

Liberation

Liberation

July 26, 2009

In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the country's Islamic Revolution. Forced into exile, he settled in an isolated mansion in Cuernevaca, Mexico and watched as his empire collapsed on television. A powerful examination of dictatorship and its psychological effects on a man, LIBERATION explores a key turning point in Middle-East History and the origins of the Iran we know today.

The Lancaster at War

The Lancaster at War

July 25, 2009

The incredible story of the Avro Lancaster, one of the finest bombers of the Second World War, which played a crucial role in the long and savage campaign to defeat Hitler's Third Reich. This documentary features interviews with surviving veterans of Bomber Command, who share frank personal accounts of their part in an aerial battle of attrition which claimed the lives of 55'000 aircrew.

Charles Dickens's England

Charles Dickens's England

July 24, 2009

The film looks at the places Charles Dickens lived and worked and how he used them in his novels and stories.