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The Flowers of War

2011

The Flowers of War

2011
7.4
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
Dans les pas de Marie Curie

2011

Dans les pas de Marie Curie

2011
Chernobyl.3828

2011

Chernobyl.3828

2011
Military people call such places "FRONTLINE", liquidators who worked at the Chernobyl nuclear station called it "ROOF COATING". It was the most contaminated, and therefore the most dangerous, place in the zone. The remains of the roof coating of the 4th reactor. The operation on decontaminating the roof lasted more than five months. We will tell about only two days. About the most important two days in the life of an explorer - dosimetrist Valeriy Starodumov. He participated in this operation until it was over. He himself came out to the roof and led people there. He himself planted the "victory banner" at the level of 75 meters, as the signal for the zone: the roof coating has been decontaminated! Now, 25 years later, Valeriy Starodumov comes back to the zone. Now Chernobyl is a tourist object. But not for him...
Groenten uit Balen

2011

Groenten uit Balen

2011
6
The story of the laborer family Debruycker during the turbulent strike by Vieille Montagne in 1971.
The Boundary Between The Sun And The Moon

2011

The Boundary Between The Sun And The Moon

2011
A film dedicated to the memory of the late Tsend-Ayuushiin Jamyansen, a police colonel and state law enforcement advisor who worked in the Mongolian police force from the 1970s to the 1990s and was renowned for his ability to solve every serious crime. The film tells the story of police officers who, 25 years later, are using their extraordinary professional skills to solve the crimes of "Nudniy", "Ganbatyn" and "25 Thousand" in which the wages of workers at the Iron Works were stolen and two people were killed.
The Last Days of the USSR

2011

The Last Days of the USSR

2011
8
From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable events happened that brought to light the rivalry between two men: Gorbachev, hindered by the economic results of his perestroika, and Yeltsin, embodying the hopes of the Russian people. Illustrated with interviews of top protagonists such as Mikhail Gobachev himself, the documentary recounts the critical last two years of the former USSR.
Simon & the Oaks

2011

Simon & the Oaks

2011
6.4
Epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in Sweden's Gothenburg in the 1940s and 1950s. Told from the perspective of young Simon Larsson, who learns that he's an adopted child who has a Jewish father from Germany. After WWII Simon travels to explore his roots - a journey that leads to the basic mysteries of the human life. After the bestselling novel by Marianne Fredriksson.
The Extraordinary Voyage

2011

The Extraordinary Voyage

2011
7.8
An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his masterpiece A Trip to the Moon (1902), unexpectedly found in Spain and restored thanks to the heroic efforts of a group of true cinema lovers.
The Governor's Company of Adventurers

2011

The Governor's Company of Adventurers

2011
1824 - Veteran fur trader Francois Leclair is held responsible when his important female passenger does not arrive at her York Factory destination.
The Universe, UFO: The Real Deal

2011

The Universe, UFO: The Real Deal

2011
6
The enterprising alien who wants to visit Earth faces a number of daunting challenges. This program examines the advanced technologies he would need with an emphasis on concepts for interstellar travel humans are exploring.
Pearl Harbor: 24 Hours After

2011

Pearl Harbor: 24 Hours After

2011
Discover the untold story of the events that occurred immediately after President Roosevelt received the call that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. New evidence from the FDR Library reveals the true panic that gripped the White House and shook the nation.
Las Crónicas de la Pepa

2011

Las Crónicas de la Pepa

2011
The turning point - the environmental stuggle that became indigenous affairs

2011

The turning point - the environmental stuggle that became indigenous affairs

2011
Personal accounts from the Alta actions in the years 1979 to 1981. Large police forces were deployed against the demonstrators. The dispute over the Alta river began as an environmental issue, but became a major turning point for the Sámi people's struggle for equal rights in Norway.
The Epic History of Everyday Things

2011

The Epic History of Everyday Things

2011
Everything around us has a story to tell. Shoes, cans, string, mirrors; everything we see and touch has an epic tale of how it came to be invented or discovered, and the dramatic moments throughout history at which it played an important role. But few of us know these stories. We go through our days blissfully ignorant of the deadly and dangerous road brave men traveled in order to bring coffee to the world, or the pivotal part beer played in the civilizing of mankind. These stories and many more are brought vividly to life in this two-hour special, which follows one man on a journey through the last day of his life, examining and recounting the epic tales of the everyday items he encounters before his ignorance of their stories leads him to his ultimate doom.
Louis XVI, l'homme qui ne voulait pas être roi

2011

Louis XVI, l'homme qui ne voulait pas être roi

2011
8.5
The dramatic events around the French king Louis XVI and the French crises in the late 1700's with no will to pay taxes, which led Louis XVI into an impossible situation as a king.
Die Samenhändlerin

2011

Die Samenhändlerin

2011
2
A young woman defies the social conventions of the time and goes her own way. The historical truth is clearly overshadowed by the great, universal themes of love, hate, jealousy and greed.
The Tragedy of Man

2011

The Tragedy of Man

2011
7.4
Jankovics's adaptation of the eponymous play is divided into multiple parts, and depicts the creation and fall of Man throughout history.
Elusive Justice

2011

Elusive Justice

2011
9
Narrated by Candice Bergen, Elusive Justice is an unprecedented examination of the more than six-decade global hunt for the 20th century's most notorious war criminals, thousands of whom are still presumed to be alive. Featuring intimate portraits of the Nazi hunters, the film also examines the nations and institutions that helped bring war criminals to justice or, in too many cases, helped them to escape.
An African Election

2011

An African Election

2011
7.4
Filmmaker Jarreth Merz directs this eye-opening documentary about the 2008 presidential elections in Ghana, chronicling the start-to-finish drama of campaigning in a nation that's long served as a measure of the continent's political stability.
My Grandfather's People

2011

My Grandfather's People

2011
7.4
A feature film that tells the story of the director's grandfather who was forced to leave Crete in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange.