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Heroes of the Alamo

1937

Heroes of the Alamo

1937
3.5
In early spring of 1833, the smoldering resentment of American settlers in Texas against their oppression by Mexico dictator General Santa Anna/Ana coming to a head. When a decree is issued that no more Americans may enter Texas, William H. Wharton, fiery head of a faction determined on independence or nothing, warns Stephen F. Austin that the time for half-measures is past. Austin, responsible for bringing the Americans to Texas as colonists, reminds Wharton that a settler's revolt against Mexico would dishonor his name and the arrangements he had with the Mexican government. He gets the "Whartonites" to agree to a general convention of all colonists. Almerian Dickinson, biggest land owner in the settlement of Gonzales, deeply in love with his wife Anne, warns Wharton that a bloody revolt would endanger every wife and mother in the colony. He proposes they send Austin to Mexico City to ask Santa Anna to grant Texans a voice in their own government.
Katshinau

2023

Katshinau

2023
6
In New France before the British Conquest, Marie, an indigenous slave, serves the local surgeon. Her daily life of household chores is bleak and alienating. The encounter with a young girl she presumes to be her child will give her motivation to undertake radical actions.
The Autumn Campaign of 1799

1987

The Autumn Campaign of 1799

1987
In August 1799, Russian troops under the command of A.V. Suvorov, having defeated the French in northern Italy, received an unexpected order. Instead of marching on Paris, they are ordered to go to the remote Swiss Alps, where there is a powerful and countless French army.
The Reflection

2023

The Reflection

2023
10
A dog finds a bone. Based on the fable, "The Dog and Its Reflection" by Aesop.
Ararat

2002

Ararat

2002
6.1
Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.
Shelley

1972

Shelley

1972
TV Movie directed by Alan Bridges
1921: Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare

2022

1921: Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare

2022
3.5
Islamic extremist Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji spurs the Malabar riots of 1921 and the Hindu genocide.
Island Home Country

2008

Island Home Country

2008
5
A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting Cultures’ (Tasmanian Aboriginal Protocols), offers an evolving shift in Australian historical narratives from the frontier wars, to one of diverse peoples working through historical trauma in a process of decolonisation.
The Charming Bandit

1961

The Charming Bandit

1961
10
The story of two siblings who were thrown in different directions at a young age.
9/11: Inside the Pentagon

2016

9/11: Inside the Pentagon

2016
7.8
The Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon is recalled via the first-person accounts of Pentagon personnel, first responders, aviation experts and journalists. Included: Department of Defense footage from inside the Pentagon.
Massacre in Rome

1973

Massacre in Rome

1973
6
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.
Ayşe Tatile Çıktı

0000

Ayşe Tatile Çıktı

0000
LOOT: A Story of Crime and Redemption

2025

LOOT: A Story of Crime and Redemption

2025
A daring look at the underbelly of the global art market, LOOT exposes the criminal network that used child soldiers to violently raid Cambodian temples then delivered blood antiquities to the homes of billionaires and elite western museums.
Dangerous Summer

2000

Dangerous Summer

2000
7
A historical drama about an attempt to steal the entire Latvian national wealth deposited abroad by Wilhelms Munters, the Latvian Foreign Minister in the forties.
Allende in His Maze

2014

Allende in His Maze

2014
7.9
The last 7 hours of former President of Chile Salvador Allende, and his closest collaborators inside the Palace of La Moneda, during the brutal military coup d'etat on Sept. 11, 1973, the day democracy in Chile ended. Based on true events.
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

1909

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

1909
4
Part one of Blackton’s “The Life of Napoleon". Napoleon meets Josephine, falls in love with her, marries and then divorces her.
(Le) Deluge

2021

(Le) Deluge

2021
7
In June of 1972, as Hurricane Agnes rages and the Watergate Scandal brews, people from all walks of life find themselves cut off and alone.
Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets

2020

Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets

2020
10
Chief curator of historic royal palaces Lucy Worsley provides an exclusive tour of London’s most extraordinary palaces: the Tower of London, Hampton Court, and Kensington Palace.
Gábor Vlkolinský

1978

Gábor Vlkolinský

1978
The television dramatization of Pavel Országh Hviezdoslav's epic addresses the issue of the relations between nobles and squires towards the common people and presents the squires with a single alternative - either side with the people or perish.
Ordered to Forget

2014

Ordered to Forget

2014
5.8
As the mass deportations of the Chechen and Ingush peoples begin in 1944, young Daud and Seda escape to the mountains. When they get back to their native village, however, they witness a horrifying war crime.