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Aśoka
6.4

Aśoka

Sep. 13, 2001

Aśoka

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, ...
Lumumba
7.2

Lumumba

May. 13, 2000

Lumumba

The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice ...
Children of Shatila
7.8

Children of Shatila

Jan. 02, 1998

Children of Shatila

Many people first became aware of the Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon after the shocking and horrific Sabra-Shatila massacre that took place ...
Shadow Magic
7.1

Shadow Magic

Sep. 08, 2000

Shadow Magic

Beijing, 1902: an enterprising young portrait photographer named Liu Jinglun, keen on new technology, befriends a newly-arrived Englishman ...
Hey Ram
8

Hey Ram

Feb. 18, 2000

Hey Ram

Saketh Ram’s wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for ...
Murder in the Cathedral
6.4

Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral is a story about Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his struggles against temptation and personal vanity prior ...
Fidel
7.3

Fidel

Jun. 25, 1971

Fidel

This film provides a unique view of Cuba’s leader, containing fascinating archive footage of the Bay of Pigs invasion and scenes of Che ...
The Bloody Lady
6.3

The Bloody Lady

Feb. 12, 1981

The Bloody Lady

The folktale about Bloody Lady Bathory, doomed to bathe in the blood of young girls in order to be forever youthful herself
The Source
7.2

The Source

Jan. 23, 1999

The Source

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac’s meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. ...
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
6.9

Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. ...
The Decisive Power of Aikido
6.9

The Decisive Power of Aikido

It is about the life of Ueshiba – the founder of aikido. We can see how he decided to develop aikido and how he did it. We can see why he ...
The Hunley
6.6

The Hunley

Jul. 11, 1999

The Hunley

CSS Hunley tells the incredible true story of the crew of the manually propelled submarine CSS Hunley, during the siege of Charleston of 1864. It ...
Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula
7.5

Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula

Vlad Țepeş, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, fights the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and the Hungarian Boyars in his court.
Ruby Bridges
7.1

Ruby Bridges

Jan. 18, 1998

Ruby Bridges

When six-year-old Ruby Bridges is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local elementary school, she is subjected to the true ...
Nero and Poppea – An Orgy of Power
3.7

Nero and Poppea – An Orgy of Power

As the Roman Empire slowly declines, Caesar Nero indulges himself in every known debauchery, including incest with his mother.
The Return of King Lapusneanu
6.9

The Return of King Lapusneanu

Alexandru Lapusneanu is one of important Moldavian rulers. A Macbeth figure, who obtains his throne in fight, who reeves any possible danger out ...
Iancu Jianu, Tax Collector
7.6

Iancu Jianu, Tax Collector

The movie details the struggle of Iancu Jianu as he’s torn between joining the struggle of the poor peasants from which he came from and ...
Iancu Jianu, Outlaw
7.6

Iancu Jianu, Outlaw

Sep. 02, 1981

Iancu Jianu, Outlaw

Together with Mereanu, Jianu plots to overthrow the Phanariot regime. Saved by Tincuta, who takes him as her husband, and forgiven, as the custom ...
Artemisia
6.7

Artemisia

Sep. 10, 1997

Artemisia

The story of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), one of the first well-known female painters, including her youth, when she was guided and ...
The Barber of Siberia
7.6

The Barber of Siberia

Nov. 11, 1998

The Barber of Siberia

Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the ...
The Magic of Flight
7.1

The Magic of Flight

Jan. 01, 1996

The Magic of Flight

Take a technological thrill ride The Magic of Flight takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher and wider than modern science or ...