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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was invited to South Africa in 1893 to settle a case for a wealthy Indian settled there He expected to return in a few months but instead got involved in the freedom movement and eventually stayed for 21 y

Follows Portugals first fascist superhero the ultra patriotic Captain Falcon

In 1905, Polish horse thieves living near the Russian border find their livelihoods threatened by the new Russo Japanese conflict because the Russian army requisitions all horses and forcibly conscripts all men for the war

A grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return

Moscow, 1952 Anna is taken to the Kremlin where she has to cure Stanlin himself She needs to keep the secret at all costs and as her relationship with the URSS leader grows, her couple with Vassilli tumbles

The history and development of motion picture machinery is lovingly and authoritatively presented and narrated by ASC cinematographer and film preservationist, Karl Malkames, using actual early motion picture cameras from The Malkam

Chronicles the rise and fall of the woman who eventually became known as Queen Nefertiti

The assuming of responsibility by individuals, the use of science for man and not against him, the duty of truth to increase the stature of people, all together these are the important themes this movie debates in allegorical form

A small American contingent tries to train rural tribesmen to defend themselves against fanatical Muslim radicals in 1906 Philippines

An all star cast from Daiei Film Company has made the ultimate Jirocho movie about the legendary yakuza Shimizu no Jirocho, the biggest Boss in the Tokaido area

An examination of how President Abraham Lincoln used contemporary telecommunications to his maximum advantage in the American Civil War

Part of the 12 Western feature films to be made in 12 months during 2020, this film tells the story of Texas Red, an African American man who was hunted by hundreds through the Winter wilderness of Mississippi

A concert film of the Australian Made tour from December 1986 to January 1987 The tour featured internationally performing Australian acts INXS, Divinyls, Models, The Triffids, The Saints, Im Talking, Jimmy Barnes and Mental As An

A documentary about militant student political activity in the University of California Berkely in the 1960s

Explore how John F Kennedys worldview was influenced by his younger years, when he endured poor health, family tragedy and a demanding father

Mexican workers at a Zinc mine call a general strike It is only through the solidarity of the workers, and importantly the indomitable resolve of their wives, mothers and daughters, that they eventually triumph

One Man and His Shoes tells the story of the phenomenon of Air Jordan sneakers showing their social, cultural and racial significance and how ground breaking marketing strategies created a multi billion dollar business

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most impactful childrens series in TV history From the iconic furry characters to the songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed our world

Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillarys monumental and historical ascent of Mt Everest in 1953 an event that stunned the world and defined a nation

Muoi charts the path of a Korean writer who travels to Vietnam in search of stories for her second novel There she learns about a mystery centered around a century old vengeful spirit

In 1920s Ireland, I R A members are being lead by the war mongering Dr Sean Lenihan James Cagney, as they fight oppressive British forces

In the 1200s, a man arose whose ruthlessness was so feared, he emerged as the greatest empire builder ever known to mankind Inspired by true historical events

Trinh T Minh ha combines archival footage, text, and interviews to paint portraits of Vietnamese women past and present She explores the fiction of documentary and the truth of subjective experience and all their inherent contra

Remember Baghdad is the untold story of Iraq, an unmissable insight into how the country developed through the eyes of the Jews, Iraqs first wave of refugees From picnics on the Tigris and royal balls, to hangings, imprisonment

A dramatization of the life of Joe McCarthy, the alcoholic senator from Wisconsin whose tactics of accusing prominent people of Communist sympathies were initially designed to give him a national power base when he later planned t

A brand new inside look at one of the most controversial musical acts of all time who pioneered gangsta rap and west coast hip hop featuring the testimony of those who experienced it all

This documentary film chronicles the process of renaming Ft James Island, which was a holding cell for slaves during the Trans Atlantic Slave trade, to Kunta Kinteh Island after one of The Gambias most well renowned sons It sh

November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U S embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage A 48 hour sit in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 247 media event that would last 44

The real life story of Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen, who was hanged in London in 1910 for poisoning his wife so he could be with his young lover But was he truly guilty of murder

Yu Jin is working undercover gathering intelligence for the Allies

The Day Carl Sandburg Died is a dynamic exploration into the life and work of the iconic American, Carl Sandburg From an impoverished youth on the prairie of Illinois to the halls of Congress and the Ed Sullivan Show, it was a ta

With unique access to locations across the country, viewers go on a journey through these magical realms, exploring five very different worlds high mountains, tropical jungles, bamboo forests, great plains and temperate forests

In a small isolated village, in 1953, a wedding is interrupted by the news about the death of Stalin Because any public celebration is forbidden, they decide to turn the happy event into a silent wedding

Together with Mereanu, Jianu plots to overthrow the Phanariot regime

This thrilling yet, at its core, empathetic and humanist film looks at the infamous trial of Adolf Eichmann, the architect of the mass extermination of Jews during the Second World War Depicting the events preceding Eichmanns ex

Follows King Arthur and his people race home to prevent Mordred from taking over Camelot