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Newton's Grace

2017

Newton's Grace

2017
5
John Newton was a troubled young man with a violent temper and a penchant for vulgarity that literally made his fellow sailors blush. Whipped for desertion and sold into slavery, it seemed his life would end early in a West African grave...until he was rescued by a ship captain sent by his father. Following a powerful conversion experience during a storm at sea, Newton would eventually become a pastor in the Church of England and the writer of several of the church's most beloved hymns, including "Amazing Grace".
Yatra Witch

1991

Yatra Witch

1991
5.5
Soviet horror movie based on the play by the writer Vyacheslav Adamchik Raisa Gromyko. The film takes place in the XVI century.
Treasure Fleet: The Epic Voyage of Zheng He

2005

Treasure Fleet: The Epic Voyage of Zheng He

2005
9
Between 1405 and 1433, Admiral Zheng He of China led seven epic voyages to more than 30 countries, including Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Kenya and Tanzania. The admiral and his crew gathered knowledge and wealth from Indochina to Africa for China's Ming empire. These voyages were the biggest naval expeditions mounted at the time. Zheng He was bigger than life and could have changed the course of history. But after the seven voyages, he and his Treasure Fleet were forgotten by China, and the world, for six hundred years. National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita sets sail to discover why. To celebrate the 600th anniversary of Zheng He's maiden exploration voyage, Michael Yamashita traveled over 10,000 miles from Yunnan in China to Africa's Swahili coast taking over 40,000 pictures for the feature story on this great explorer, published in the July 2005 edition of National Geographic.
Weewar

2006

Weewar

2006
7
In 1842 the Crown prosecuted Weewar, a Binjareb Nyungar warrior, for carrying out tribal payback by spearing Dyung of the Mooro Group. When Weewar heard that Dyung, a member of the tribe responsible for the death of his son, was moving through Binjareb Territory he was governed by one law – Traditional Aboriginal Law. Weewar’s trial became the test case in Western Australia which determined that British Law took precedence over traditional law. Dedicated to Theo Kearing a Binjareb Warrior.
Dearest Anita

2019

Dearest Anita

2019
6
In the wake of her passing, fans of the late Hong Kong icon Anita Mui strive to save and return a collection of fan-given gifts that are destined for the landfill. As the items find they way back to the original senders, personal stories of friendship and fandom with the superstar begin to emerge.
UFO Cover Ups: Secrets Revealed

2019

UFO Cover Ups: Secrets Revealed

2019
10
For many, UFO experiences & extraterrestrial encounters have been happening for decades. There are some who believe that a secret entity has been covering up stories and suppressing witnesses in an effort to keep UFO mystery under wraps. This special explores the consequences and potential dangers involved when these secrets are finally revealed.
Eight Views of Samurai

1958

Eight Views of Samurai

1958
6
Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan.
Hazreti Ömer'in Adaleti

1973

Hazreti Ömer'in Adaleti

1973
4
The film tells the story of Hz. Ömer, who strove to establish justice throughout his caliphate. During the years when Islam was spreading in Mecca, the pagan Quraish tribe still worshipped idols. The leader of the tribe, Abu Jahl, saw Islam as a threat to his own beliefs. Abu Jahl decides to have Muhammad killed in order to prevent the spread of Islam. He assigns Umar, the son of Hattab, to carry out this task. However, while Umar is preparing to kill Muhammad, he learns that his brother and brother-in-law have become Muslims. Upon reading the Quran, Umar also converts to Islam shortly thereafter. He begins to fight against Abu Jahl and the Quraysh tribe. After the death of the Prophet Muhammad, Umar, who became the caliph, will strive to establish justice in the country's administration.
Russia, Land of the Tsars

2003

Russia, Land of the Tsars

2003
7
The history of the Russian Tsars.
Invitation

1986

Invitation

1986
5
The main character is Anna, an outstanding pediatrician. She survived the harsh years of war in a concentration camp and cannot accept the behavior of her daughter Natalia, who uses her connections and cares only about material goods. Anna is reminded of 1939, when Piotr, who had been missing for forty-five years, arrives in Poland. Together, they visit places that are important to them: Auschwitz, Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbruck.
Taloompuk

2002

Taloompuk

2002
7
Set in 1962, idealistic healthcare officer Kulasatri has been assigned to work in the cape village of Taloompuk where she meets Jaa Chang, an idealistic navy sergeant who has suffered from his high-minded idealism. Together, the pair witness the natural beauty of their surroundings and the purity of the southern villagers' lifestyle. But a cross-religion love triangle starts to rage while a devastating storm approaches, threatening all life on Taloompuk cape. The movie recreates the scene of the natural disaster that killed more than ten thousand Muslim and Buddhist Thais.
Attack On The Secret Police

1976

Attack On The Secret Police

1976
7
Satan's Bite

2018

Satan's Bite

2018
8
Made for straight 8's 2018 competition on one cartridge of super 8mm film with only in-camera edits and no post-production. Premiered on may 14th 2018 at straight 8's Cannes film festival screening.
Antti Puuhaara

1976

Antti Puuhaara

1976
7
In 17th-century Pohjola, young Antti Puuhaara is looking for himself, because he has grown up with no knowledge of his childhood. Two actors, the tragedian and the comedian, who were banished from Tsarist Russia to Karelia, had predicted to the crooked merchant Markki Bohattov that Antti's fate would become intertwined with his own. When Antti falls in love with Bohattov's daughter Darja, the father has to arrange for her to marry the tar merchant Arho Mustahatu.
Reformation: Europe's Holy War

2017

Reformation: Europe's Holy War

2017
8
Historian David Starkey tells the story of the Protestant Reformation and how it transformed the face of modern Europe, unleashing fundamentalism, terror and religious violence.
Eternal Melody

1940

Eternal Melody

1940
6
The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bagrationi

1985

Bagrationi

1985
10
About the commander Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration. Mortally wounded in the Battle of Borodino, he slowly dies in the village, at the estate of his aunt. The hero recalls the past, his experiences. Each episode of Bagration's life is a page of Russian history: the military march across the Alps, the capture of the impregnable Devil's Bridge, meetings with Alexander I, the battle of Borodino.
Awka Liwen

2010

Awka Liwen

2010
10
This documentary exposes the untold story about the killing of native Southamerican people in Argentina in the late XIX century, with the aim of taking their lands for economical and political purposes.
The Thrill of Life

1979

The Thrill of Life

1979
8
Dream of the Red Chamber

1978

Dream of the Red Chamber

1978
3
Taiwanese huangmei opera film.