San and Mayu are two schoolgirls living in Okinawa during the closing months of the Pacific War. Together with their classmates, the two friends are drafted into the war effort as nurses for wounded soldiers. When ordered to die for their country, the remaining members of the group escape only to face the harsh environment of a tropical paradise that has become a hellish battlefield.
The documentary portrays the T-company unit of the 67th Brigade, revealing the stories of individual soldiers through images of their daily lives, combat missions, and training at the shooting range. The film aims to encourage broader support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Throughout the film, the author accompanies the soldiers during their service and leisure time.
Set against the rich backdrop of Yoruba tradition, a courageous woman rises against oppression in her community. As she fights for justice, she must navigate political schemes, betrayal, and the weight of tradition.
This short documentary chronicles the culture and arts of Cambodian Americans and the Lowell, MA community through the eyes of Sokhary Chau, the first Cambodian American Mayor in the United States. Chau immigrated to the U.S. at seven years old to escape the Khmer Rouge genocide. Through this unique story that showcases the best of Lowell—immigrant success, assimilation, history, and the development of the arts—we see a man born into a war-torn country who comes to America to be a first-in-the-nation leader.
The documentary explores the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It combines documentary chronicles with an exhibition at the National Museum of History of Ukraine in Another World War. The film delves into the chronology and history of the invasion, offering insights into the museum’s role as a living history of the region. It highlights the unity and resilience of the Ukrainian people as they face the challenges of war, fighting not only for their freedom but for the freedom of all Europe.
In times of conflict, a companion can be the final thread linking one to human connection. In Call of Duty: Warzone, communication is fractured, making it even harder to truly know those you play with. Dialogue is just a series of terse exchanges of orders and instructions; everything revolves around the game, everything is subsumed by war. Forming a meaningful connection with an anonymous player seems nearly impossible. In The Zone, the protagonists confront this challenge, pushing beyond the fleeting interactions dictated by random matchmaking. They seek to reclaim their humanity, engaging with pressing themes — religion, terrorism, and representation — subtly embedded in the game’s mechanics and geography.
War stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Corpsman who attempts to hold on to his humanity, and a WW2 soldier who gets separated from his squad and is forced to re-evaluate his code.
March 1945, on the frontlines of the Tatra Mountains, Romanian and German soldiers prepare for battle, bound by the same hidden fear. In the chaos of combat, beyond bullets and grenades, a harsh truth emerges: in war, they are all just humans.
Track the rise of the Third Reich as Germany sweeps through Europe, from the invasion of Poland to the fall of France. As Britain stands alone, political turmoil unfolds, leading to Neville Chamberlain's resignation-a turning point in the war's darkest hour.
The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.
Follow Franklin D. Roosevelt's journey to the presidency and his leadership through WWII. From the Great Depression to global war, see how his decisions shaped America's role in the conflict and defined a nation's path to victory and global power.
In 1937, when the July 7 Incident broke out, the Japanese army started to invade China and plundered China's strategic resources such as gold to pay for military expenses. The Eighth Route Army Jiaodong Military Region fighters and hunters Yu Dongfeng and other people together with the bloodbath, through the hardships of thousands of miles to transport gold, fighters and the people and the Japanese invaders launched a protracted life-and-death struggle, and ultimately transported the gold to the Party Central Committee in Yan'an, a powerful support for the national war of resistance.