Based on true events, this tale follows the extraordinary bond between a boy and his dog in besieged Leningrad. In 1939, young Mitya finds joy in the companionship of his loyal dog, Karuza. Their idyllic life is shattered when World War II erupts, plunging Leningrad into a brutal siege where starvation looms over its residents. As despair grips the city, Karuza with her keen instincts and unwavering courage ventures into the perilous streets to scavenge for food. Inspired by Karuza’s remarkable bravery, Mitya decides to join her. Together, they are forging a path through despair and hopelessness. However, their efforts take a dangerous turn when they are discovered by German soldiers during one fateful outing.
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.
In 1944, at the tail end of the war—in which Finland aligned with Germany for a time in a bid to fight off an invasion by the Soviet Union, before reaching a peace deal with the latter which involved kicking German troops out—soldiers Heikki and Pauli take their first steps toward adulthood in the unforgiving expanse of the Arctic Circle, and interpreter Saara Vainio leaves her husband for German officer Duisberg, defying both convention and country. When news of Finland’s armistice with the Soviet Union reaches the front lines, everything changes: Heikki and Pauli are forced to turn their weapons on those they once fought alongside, and Saara and other women must choose between love and loyalty.
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.
In this cinematic adventure "Deception", critically unacclaimed director Drew Spooner showcases a classic story of good v. evil. Post-traumatic war veteran Johnny (Connor Shur Linnerooth) seeks revenge against the United States after a grave misunderstanding in Vietnam. Together with the help of his evil henchman (Alexander Gudding and Jake Hundley) they plot to launch an electromagnetic pulse across the nation to send America into chaos and take over the entire world. Only Nighthawk (zero-time Academy Winner Adam Boe) has the power to stop this madman through the use of sheer, brute force. With the help of his commanding officer known only as "Marine" (Reed Martin) as well as communications technician Stanley (Caleb Homuth), they train a co-op of elite soldiers and lead the team into one last battle to save America; to save the world.
There is a story from a Japanese prisoner of war who said that the good nature of Mongolians will lead to their rebirth as Mongolians in the afterlife. It is a film that values the honest character of the Mongolians, who are very kind and generous.
As the resistance group takes more risks during its operations, Johan discovers there is a traitor among them. Meanwhile, the British are preparing a rescue operation that ultimately went horribly wrong on the morning of March 3, 1945.
America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan left thousands of Afghan interpreters behind as the Taliban retook the country. Fearing retribution for his brave work with allied forces, beloved interpreter “Max” and his family are forced into hiding as they desperately struggle to escape Afghanistan. Told through frenzied communications between Max, his devoted Marine friends, and their network, we witness the surreal situation unfold over time as the group confronts the harsh realities of our broken system, and a world that moves on.
It centers on the ethical and moral dilemma of a gudari (soldier) who is torn between continuing his duty as a soldier, or to abandon his position and comrades and return home with his wife.
In one of the first films about the European Court of Human Rights, top human rights cases reflect human dramas which brought the applicants to the Court.
Upon meeting a young Vietnamese soldier during his brief stay in the Lao mountains, a woman begins recalling to her daughter episodes of her life ever since she had to leave Northwest Vietnam in 1952, including her fateful encounter with a Lao mother.
When the country of Akkadia is overrun by its militant neighbor Turania, war runs rampant and Marie, a young Akkadian governess, and Carl, an officer of the Turanian army, fall in love in spite of loyalty to their respective countries.
This series relates the stories of battles of the Civil War. By using historical documentation and reenactments, this series portrays the history of the men who fought in this war.