Grodno, the eastern border of pre-war Poland. On September 1, 1939, German planes bomb the city. One of the bombs hits the school of LeoĊ, Ewelina and Tadek. Literally and symbolically, the world of a carefree childhood, fun and first crushes ends.
After climbing Broad Peak mountain, Maciej Berbeka learns his journey to the summit is incomplete. 25 years later, he sets out to finish what he started.
Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the support of the big media, particularly TV Globo. Two Brazilian journalists in the UK reveal the manipulative tactics of these organisations.
Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.
Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, a 19th century fiery social reformer and his unswerving fight against the dominant caste oppressions by the upper classes.
How Johanna Maria Magdalena Ritschel became Magda Goebbels (1901-1945), wife of the notorious and sinister Propaganda Minister, Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945), and the true First Lady of the Third Reich…
Based on characters from 19th-century Chinese novel The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants. Zhan Zhao, the South Hero, was granted the title Lord Cat by Emperor Renzong. Wu Yi, known as Five Rats of the Sky Island was disappointed to hear this. Bai Yutang, the fifth brocade mouse, was extremely furious. He swore to compete with Zhan Zhao. The Fire Immortal of the East Capital is offering ceremony to show the country's peace and prosperity. The Fire Immortal Statue is granted to pray for the world. His Majesty ordered Zhan Zhao to protect it. When Bai Yutang heard about this, he attempted to steal the Fire Immortal Statue for the dignity of the Five Rats. The brothers came one after another, but they accidentally got involved into a mysterious revenge case.
A hundred years after its publication, this film reveals the tawdry, shocking, poetic, uplifting and gloriously kaleidoscopic humanity of James Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses.
1920. Georges Clémenceau just lost the french presidential elections to the unknown Paul Deschanel, an idealistic who wants to change the country. But, one day, Deschanel falls from a train and disappear. At daybreak, France is looking for its president, a great chance for the « Tiger » Georges Clémenceau.
Assassin’s Creed has always been about giving players the thrill of leaping into history and reliving pivotal moments of the past. It has been 15 years since Altaïr and the first Assassin’s Creed game welcomed you to the Brotherhood, and we’ll be celebrating this milestone with our incredible community all year long.
September 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, the iconic hockey tournament that pitted the best players from Canada against the best from the Soviet Union. It has been universally acknowledged as a defining event in Canadian history. This inspiring new documentary enlarges the canvas to tell the story from the unique perspectives of a diverse cast of participants who are rarely if ever heard: diplomats, NHL hockey legends, Soviet players, journalists, fans, broadcasters, business leaders and Team Canada’s Chairman – all reveal untold, exclusive stories about what happened before, during, and after September ‘72.
The history of the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, an opera house located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, whose construction, between 1884 and 1896, depended on the labor exploitation of the local indigenous populations, provides an insight into the cultural, social and political situation in Brazil.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, one of the few canonized saints of our day, is discovered through the eyes of Kavita, a young Englishwoman abandoned by her boyfriend after she’s found to be pregnant. Kavita journeys to Calcutta to escape her pain and soon discovers that even holy people like Mother Teresa have to face life’s challenges and, in fact, struggle through years of spiritual crisis known as the “dark night of the soul”. Inspired by Teresa’s example of perseverance and compassionate love, Kavita rediscovers hope and purpose.
An inventive remembrance of the impact of the Hollywood blacklist on two American classics, rendered as a visually mesmerizing dialogue between Carl Foreman and Elia Kazan.