On the morning of June 19, 1887, after his last defeat and arrest by the liberal army, Maximilian of Habsburg, the disillusioned last emperor of Mexico reflects on his final years and tries to decipher before being shot, what was the decision that caused the domino effect that led him to his sentence, gradually digging into increasingly painful memories.
People have always wanted to reach the horizon and go beyond it. It wasn't and isn't just about discovering for the sake of discovering. Exotic goods, wealth and power were the driving forces of these people. The steamship ultimately brought the breakthrough for global mobility and trade. In the past, as now, shipping is the engine of globalization.
In a Mexican market, four characters embody the duality of a country between tradition and modernity. Huziel, a fighter with chola aesthetics, reflects resistance; Naylin, with tricolor t-shirt and devotional nails, collective passion; Galilea, with nostalgic elegance, classic femininity; and Jylmara, wrapped in Catholic symbols, inherited faith. Through fashion, music and everyday rituals, everyone faces the same dilemma: defining their identity in a Mexico where ancestral and contemporary coexist and are celebrated.
Bansenshukai: From Secrets to Empires is a cinematic docu-drama that blends espionage, global trade, and historical strategy in a visually rich, fast-paced format—crafted for today’s attention-savvy audiences. With exceptional production values and a unique narrative connecting Japan’s shinobi to Europe’s first stock exchanges, it delivers intelligent, high-impact storytelling at the exact intersection of history, entertainment, and modern geopolitics. The film isn’t just entertainment—it mirrors today’s shifting global trade and power struggles, making it both timely and commercially magnetic. Its themes of secrets, spies, trade routes, and survival resonate across cultures, while its pace and style break from tired “talking-head” documentaries to match the energy of blockbuster IPs.
In 1937, amidst Stalin's Great Terror, a newly appointed prosecutor for the USSR is made aware of alleged corruption in the Secret Police, and takes it upon himself to investigate.
A Polish spy working for the British during World War II is betrayed and compromised in Warsaw, leaving her no other choice but to descend into a dangerous world of treachery and deception in order to survive.
In May 1896, Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev was still strong and enterprising, but he openly felt bored spending the warm season at his summer house in Mardakan. Haji wanted a family. He decided to propose to Sona Arablinskaya, the younger sister of Nurjahan Arablinskaya, Ismail’s wife. Haji’s plan caused bewilderment among the Arablinsky family and angered Ismail. Yet Haji succeeded —Sona herself agreed, her parents gave in, but the marriage between Haji and Sona destroyed the relationship between Haji and Ismail.
October, 1936. Concentration camps are being opened throughout the territory by Franco's followers. They use convents, factories, schools, bullrings, monasteries... San Simón stands out for its insular nature. The regime turns the former leper hospital into a place of death, where the prisoners are subjected to repression in a place of astounding beauty. Seven years later, Lamas recalls the story of the men and women who, like himself, suffered repression on this small island off the coast of Galicia.
In 1882, when Jelena Ilka Marković – the widow of Jevrem Marković, accused of participating in the Topolska Rebellion and summarily executed – attempted to assassinate King Milan Obrenović and thus avenge her husband. She was arrested, and a few months later she was found dead in her prison cell.
Trains opens with a quote from Franz Kafka: “There is plenty of hope. An infinite amount of hope. But not for us.” These words hang like a dark cloud over this found footage documentary, which creates a collective portrait of people in 20th century Europe, capturing their hopes, desires, dramas, and tragedies.
Based on historical facts, the film portrays the largest slave rebellion in Brazilian history, the Malê Revolt. The uprising mobilized the black population in the streets of Salvador against slavery in 1835. After the failure of the revolt, the protesters were harshly punished and repression against black people in Brazil increased.
After the Hungarian army was annihilated by the Mongols at the battle of Mohi, only the castle of Esztergom stood in the Mongolians' way of invading the rest of Europe. Batu Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, reaches the walls of Esztergom with his invincible troops. The castle's defenders, led by Eusebius, the canon of Esztergom, and a Spanish mercenary, Captain Simon, are preparing for the final battle. The sudden arrival of Cardinal Cesareani, the Papal Legate, coinciding with the Mongol Lunar New Year celebrations and the mystical practices of Eusebius, combine to offer the defenders a small glimmer of hope.
What changed and what remained in border towns where the German presence was erased after World War II? Two young filmmakers delve into what we still find in the present-day Polish city of Kąty Wrocławskie, formerly Kanth.