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Ivan the Terrible

2014

Ivan the Terrible

2014
6.5
Ivan, first tsar of Russia. History will remember him as "the Terrible. Russian people love him for centuries. He liberates Russia from foreign oppressors, demands absolute obedience and loyalty in order to radically modernise Russia? Ivan IV, Grand Duke of Moscow, first Tsar of Russia by the grace of God. A madman? A sadist?
The Last Day of Summer

2014

The Last Day of Summer

2014
7
During apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s, two lovers -- a 16-year-old Caucasian girl and a 20-year-old African man -- meet a tragic end.
Faberge: A Life of Its Own

2014

Faberge: A Life of Its Own

2014
7.8
This feature-doc tells the epic story of the Faberge name, from Imperial Russia until the present-day, spanning one hundred and fifty years of turbulent history, romance, artistic development and commercial exploitation. From the bejewel led Easter eggs of the Romanov Tsarinas to the 1970s allure of 'Brut by Faberge' aftershave, and from the Russian revolution to today's high-fashion glitz in New York and London, the film explores a multi-faceted world that began with one man: the prodigiously talented Peter Carl Faberge, Court Jeweler of St Petersburg. Shot at locations across Russia, Europe and USA (including the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II), the film features interview contributions from the world's foremost Faberge authorities, as well as personal reminiscences from Faberge family members.
Patagonia of Dreams

2014

Patagonia of Dreams

2014
2
Based on the real story of a French family, during 1878, this film is an adaptation based on the diary written by their daughter Chantal, on their ordeal as the first European colonizers who came to the wild lands of Patagonia, to enact their dreams and conflicts, through adventures and intense emotions.
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

2014

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

2014
6.4
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which interweaves an unsolved 1930s murder mystery with stories of present day Galapagos pioneers. A gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, and Gustaf Skarsgard.
Transforming Gods

2014

Transforming Gods

2014
A film about the ancient Greco-Roman influences on early Christianity. An animated meditation on iconography and on the history of religion, art and architecture, accompanied by the sacred music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Debbas, the Ghost

2014

Debbas, the Ghost

2014
6
A 300 years old Ghost, Debbas, believed to be a demon in the Eritrean Highlands, haunts a young artist, Aman, to write the truth about a feudal conspiracy that led to his murder.
From Runes to Ruins

2014

From Runes to Ruins

2014
10
From Runes to Ruins is the first ever documentary film about Anglo-Saxon paganism. All over Britain there are people whose lives are influenced by the largely forgotten culture of the Anglo-Saxon barbarians who founded England. Thomas Rowsell reveals a forgotten aspect of English history that many are oblivious to, by uncovering paganism in runes and ruins.
Double Happiness

2014

Double Happiness

2014
6
Double Happiness takes the Chinese copy of Hallstatt, a small idyllic town in Austria, as a starting point to explore China's fast urbanization. Chinese cities are built where histories and memories can be easily forgotten and thus rewritten. The film intersects the real and the fake through visual imaginary and commentary, interviews and songs.
Industrial Revolution

2014

Industrial Revolution

2014
5
The Ave Valley is, for more than a century, a territory seized by an imposing industry. Amongst ruins and operating factories, we descend the river on a journey alongside the banks of the present, unveiling the marks of the past.
Barcelona

2014

Barcelona

2014
Remembering 16 March

2014

Remembering 16 March

2014
6
Survivors tell the inside story of the massacre of the leftist students at Istanbul University on 16 March 1978 and the political atmosphere before the coup of 12 September 1980.
The Savior

2014

The Savior

2014
7.7
It is a time when Rome rules the world with the power of life and death in their hands. The province of Roman Palestine is a bubbling cauldron of rebellion and control. And on this greater canvas Luke, narrates a story of wonder, amazement and impact... The world is anticipating this moment in history but no one can imagine God touching His creation in the form of a little baby named Jesus. Much is recorded in the Gospels about Jesus' miraculous birth, to a young virgin named Mary, in Bethlehem, but little is known about his quiet growing up in Nazareth. Joseph, his adopted father, seems to have died well before Jesus turns 30 and begins his ministry.
Agave is Life

2014

Agave is Life

2014
5.5
AGAVE IS LIFE is an exploration of the history of the agave plant in the cultures of Mexico and the American Southwest. Starting thousands of years ago when hunter-gatherers viewed the hardy desert succulent with it's myriad uses as a gift from the gods, agave's story is told through the lens of archaeological, ethnographic and modern day vignettes, closing with concerns about threats to the plant's future
In the Crosswind

2014

In the Crosswind

2014
7.1
June 14, 1941, 3 a.m. Over 40000 people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are deported by Soviets to Siberia. Among them is a philosophy student Erna, a happily married mother of a little girl. Separated from her husband, Erna and her daughter are dispatched together with other women and children to remote Siberian territories. Despite hunger, fear and brutal humiliation Erna never in next fifteen years loses her sense of freedom and hope of returning to homeland.
Tears of the Sexten Dolomites

2014

Tears of the Sexten Dolomites

2014
4.6
In 1915, the First World War is in full swing and young men are called to military service in rows - including Franz and Peter. Both are sent to the Dolomite front, in order to fend off a threatened Italian attack. Comradeship and loyalty are needed in the fight, but Franz and Peter are ever enemies. Since Peter's romance with Anna, the competition between the two flares up more. But the circumstances of the war and the harsh weather in the mountains soon end those hostilities.
National Diploma

2014

National Diploma

2014
6.9
In Kisangani, a group of high-school students who cannot afford to pay the teachers' "bonuses" organized themselves to prepare the State exam together.
The Greatest Knight - William the Marshal

2014

The Greatest Knight - William the Marshal

2014
6.2
The fascinating story of knighthood, told through the extraordinary life and times of William Marshal, whom many consider the world's greatest knight. From Europe's medieval castles to the holy city of Jerusalem, presenter Thomas Asbridge explores William's incredible life, revealing a rip-roaring adventure story in the spirit of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table. In a career that spanned half a century, this English soldier and statesman served some of Christendom's greatest leaders, from Eleanor of Aquitaine to Richard the Lionheart. Marshal fought in battles across Europe, survived court intrigue and exile, put his seal to the Magna Carta and proved to be the best friend a king could have, remaining loyal to those he served through disaster and victory. Then at the age of 70, despite all the odds, he saved England from a French invasion.
A Place of Our Own

2014

A Place of Our Own

2014
10
Karol, który został świętym

2014

Karol, który został świętym

2014
1
A children's movie about John Paul Pope the second. It combines animations, archived material and amature film. It tells the story about his childhood.