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Dog's Eyes

1983

Dog's Eyes

1983
6.7
It presents the struggle of the first unionized workers, after a strike for the implantation of the eight-hour day and the union right, in the sugar valleys of Peru. It is the story of the first union in the city of Trujillo, organized in 1921.
Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra

1981

Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra

1981
5
While Mexico swims in the oil veins that were deeded to him by the Devil, a bureaucrat is thrown into a whirlwind of intrigue and international espionage where he discovers that the guts of the beast in charge are one and the same, and the evacuation conduit itself. : We are the shit of that monster. At the same time, a man and a woman discover that behind their passion there is a dark reality that drives them to disguise as action what is only hunger, suffering, desire.
Notti e nebbie

1984

Notti e nebbie

1984
10
Milan, the last months of WWII. While everything starts to crumble down, RSI police chief Bruno Spada tries to crush the local anti-fascist resistance.
Капитан Фракасс

1984

Капитан Фракасс

1984
2
Vieja moralidad

1988

Vieja moralidad

1988
5
The relationship between a nephew and his aunt in the begining of Mexico's 20th century.
When Pizarro, Cortés and Orellana were friends

1979

When Pizarro, Cortés and Orellana were friends

1979
5
An anthropological fable surrounding the clash of two cultures in the conquest of America.
...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno

1973

...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno

1973
3
Mina, viento de libertad

1977

Mina, viento de libertad

1977
5
Xavier Mina accepted the commission to lead a liberating expedition in support of General Morelos. He failed to arrive in Mexico until Morelos had died and the Mexican Congress (which in New Spain faced the absolutism of Fernando VII) was dissolved, but for eight months he directed a series of more or less brilliant military actions, in the face of the harassment of the Viceroy , Who finally got him arrested.
Ci sarà un giorno (Il giovane Pertini)

1993

Ci sarà un giorno (Il giovane Pertini)

1993
8.2
The Sichuan Concubines

1994

The Sichuan Concubines

1994
3
The setting of the Black Brick Castle that harvests poppy seed. But times are tough as the wait for a ship that is picking up the latest batches has either been intercepted by robbers or won't come at all and the boss of the castle, Chen Tsao, once was part of the robbing gang before inheriting the family business slowly loses his mind. Despite the copious amount of concubines around him, he is not able to impregnate a woman. and he made Chen Mao, a worker impregnate a concubine to have a heir. His father's outgoing ways with several concubines and opium smoking, seems to somewhat stop at him. But worldly circumstances possibly having to do with poverty and famine outside of the castle walls doesn't make matters stop at him to turn around in a positive way. On the other hand Chen Mao, has an eye for one of the female workers who is married to abusive Kui Kong who thinks she brings bad luck to him, although she struggles to raise her two children with this curse she's said to carry.
Palkó Csinom

1973

Palkó Csinom

1973
7.2
The musical adventure film goes back to the early eighteenth century, the times of the battles between the Hungarian insurrectionists and the pro-Austrians. Palkó and Jankó are about to join the insurrectionist army when they clash with a pro-Austrian troop. Jankó is captured and put in Count Koháry's prison.
Crane

1988

Crane

1988
6.8
Based on the folk tales "Repayment from a crane". One snowy night a beautiful woman named Tsuru (Crane) visits poor peasant Taiju and says she will become his wife...
Four Crossings of Chishui

1983

Four Crossings of Chishui

1983
4
The Red Army and Nationalist forces battle over the Chishui River in 1935.
Back to the Past

0000

Back to the Past

0000
6.5
The movie sequel to the 2001 TVB drama series, "A Step into the Past".
SS-3: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

1992

SS-3: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

1992
4
Reinhard Heydrich was considered the most dangerous man in Nazi Germany after Hitler himself. The plot to kill him masterminded in England and carried through to finality in Prague in 1942, is told in this gripping dramatised documentary special. Featuring meticulous reconstructions, coupled with authentic historical film, some of it never shown before the film powerfully presents a vivid account of the only successful assassination of a leading Nazi in World War II. It also chillingly recreates the terrible human cost of SS savagery against the Resistance and the total obliteration of the village of Lidice.
A Woman Shook the Throne of Egypt

1995

A Woman Shook the Throne of Egypt

1995
7
King Farouk finds himself enraged to carry out the British orders to appoint Mustafa El-Nahas as head of the ministry. During his journey to Qassas, he gets injured in a collision. He learns about the doctor Yusuf Rashad and his wife Noha. He admires women and follows her to work in the palace as a writer. , Especially after the husband is commissioned to form the Iron Guard, through which is discovered both the officer Istahter Mustafa Kemal and officer Anwar Sadat. Noha is separated from her husband and expelled by the king. She becomes a mistress for Mustafa Kemal. Calling for standing against the king, and working to form a secret cell with the Free Officers who help them to save the revolution from the dangers.
Tenko Reunion

1985

Tenko Reunion

1985
6
In 1950, five years after their release from internment, the women return to Singapore for a reunion, unaware of the intrigue that is to involve them in treachery and murder.
Lady of the Court

1972

Lady of the Court

1972
7
When King Myeong-jong dies, his son takes the throne and the old king's concubines are expelled. One of the concubines becomes pregnant. Believing that only she knows the true father, she claims the unborn child is the former kings and has a claim to the throne. The enemies of the new king, ignoring facts, decide to support her claim and threaten to start a civil war.
Veronika

1986

Veronika

1986
4
Emperor Francis Joseph I is about to arrive in Prague, and among those who came to Stromovka to welcome him is Veronika Pavlitová. She wants to submit a request for clemency for her imprisoned father to the emperor, because she is barely able to support herself and her siblings on the meager salary of a seamstress. By chance, the girl meets Božena Němcová, whom she admires immensely. She becomes her friend and confidant for a while. However, police director Paümann, who has been following Božena Němcová for a long time, takes advantage of the naivety of the young girl. Veronika, in her simple-mindedness, tells him many things. Only later will she understand how she was abused.
Pocahontas

1995

Pocahontas

1995
3.5
Roaming around with her best friend Wabuu, the curious and cheeky raccoon, Pocahontas, the beautiful chieftain daughter discovers a ship with a lot of strangers on the shore. "These White people will bring much woe to our people" predicts the chieftain. And actually, the gold-greedy captain of the ship starts a war on the Indians. Will Pocahontas succeed in preventing the inevitable fight and to save their people?