They want everybody to know about them. They want everybody to remember that there are violent fighting in our country. They want to be heard. They don't want another people to feel the same.
Seventy years ago, Nikolai Myrnyi, a war hero, was one of those who defended his country against the Nazi invasion. Today, his grandson Dima takes arms to protect his country from Grandfather's former allies. Dima Myrnyi (Ukr: peaceful) is a typical face of his generation - face that has never seen war before.
When two Ukrainian soldiers of two opposite sides of the front of contemporary war find themselves in one house, there is much more at stake then just who is going to win.
Two soldiers in the whirlpool of war. A woman and a wounded man. What is stronger, spirit or metal? The will to live or the quirks of fate? Everything is just beginning.
A man decides whether to accept a call to protect his country's independence in a new war. Joining a special intelligence unit, he is testing his destiny with allies and enemies with a slight but sweet chance for reward.
The armed conflict in the South-East of Ukraine continues to this day. The guy from the front-line town is drafted into the army, but he wants to hold a camera in his hands, not an assault rifle. Especially against their fellow countrymen. How does a war alien to modern man suddenly become a reality? How does war affect friendship and love? And do we have hope?
In a city ravaged by war, a brave woman struggles with a heart-wrenching dilemma. Torn between her deep love for her husband, a soldier on the front lines, and an intense, forbidden romance with a young woman, she finds herself caught in a whirlwind of passion and guilt. As she anxiously awaits news of her husband’s fate, she battles with secret desires that he may never return, freeing her to embrace the love that society forbids. This powerful film explores the complexities of love, loyalty, and the human heart in the darkest of times.
The story of the war is told through the voice of Jorge García, a veteran who, out of personal conviction, swore not to fire a single shot during the conflict. And he didn't.
Documentary about the Falklands War, composed of interviews with Argentine soldiers and footage taken on the islands during the conflict. The film constructs a narrative of the conflict, from the landing of Argentine troops to their surrender, highlighting the role played by the Armed Forces in combat.
follow the diverging lives of two young men—Braeden, who embraces feminism, and Sean, who clings to patriarchal ideals—and traces the impact of their choices across three generations. As Braeden’s lineage rises through compassion and progress, culminating in a grandson poised to lead, Sean’s family is weighed down by emotional repression and generational pain. In a poignant final encounter, the grandsons of these opposing legacies meet on the street—one broken, the other hopeful—and the cycle of division is challenged by a single, transformative act of empathy.
Four friends leave to volunteer in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, emotions are high strung after not only themselves but their families have to deal with the ever growing mental and physical actions of one character. We witness breakdowns, relationships tested and the truth is revealed
When men take up arms to go against their brothers, women have to take up gravediggers’ shovels. Ceebla (Fardouza Moussa Egueh, who we also saw in Gravedigger’s Wife), refuses to bargain for the cost of her labour. When her grave finally finds a taker, the revenue logic takes an unexpected twist. The Earth Has Ears is a civil war film without gunfire. It shows how the absurdity of war also turns everyday life at the home front irrational. / MSFF
Moments from the action and personality of Lela Karagianni, the legendary ""Bouboulina"" of the Resistance, are portrayed through the tender, personal perspective of her son, Giorgos. Wanted during the German Occupation, the young man secretly met with his mother, Lela, for the needs of the struggle. Yet, even under those harsh conditions, he had the chance to experience the tenderness and affection of the heroine, who never ceased to be a mother. Illegal film footage captures rare images of Occupied Athens, while Giorgos’ fragmented memories still carry something of ""Violetta di Parma,"" Lela Karagianni's favorite perfume.
The Blitz saw over 40,000 civilians killed and more than a million houses destroyed in London when the German's conducted mass air attacks. Eighty years on, we look at the build-up to the raids and detailed footage of the destruction that followed. With interviews from those who lived through it and stories of sadness and bravery, at a time when Britain held strong and swore not to surrender.