History Movies

Sinhabahu

2024-04-18

The movie is based on the legend of King Sinhabahu, the son of a lion and a royal princess Suppa Devi.

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Arsena Georgiashvili (murder of General Griaznov)

1921-10-01

Revolutionary uprising of Georgian laborers in 1905.

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Dragonard

1987-05-12

In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sug...

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Wałesa: Man of Hope

2013-09-23

How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common ma...

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Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021-08-16

In the mid-1950s, Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, young composers and romantic partners, are hired by legendary silent film star Gloria Swanson to...

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After Hitler

2016-05-08

What happened in France just after WWII, between 1945 and 1949? An interesting historic documentary looks at the fate of male and female (presumed) co...

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Gate of Hell

1953-10-30

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but ...

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Lochinvar

1915-08-01

A Laird abducts his beloved on the eve of an enforced marriage.

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Huuskors

In 1613, during the witch burnings in Køge, Denmark, the relationship between two brothers is put to the test when one of them believes that a seducti...

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Suite Tortilla #60: The New Man and the Schoolteacher

2024-04-22

A documentary vignette explores the life of Revolutionary feminist and filmmaker Magda Gonzalez Grau, capturing a pivotal interview moment that reveal...

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De Gaulle

2020-03-04

Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, ...

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Embrujo

1941-06-18

The love story between Emperor Pedro I of Brazil, after the independence of the country, and Domitila de Castro, Marchioness of Santos.

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Geronimo

1962-04-27

In 1883, the Apache Indians lead by Geronimo reluctantly surrender to the attacks of American and Mexican troops, in exchange for a territory and food...

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Medea

1973-01-01

Ben Caldwell’s Medea, a collage piece made on an animation stand and edited entirely in the camera, combines live action and rapidly edited still imag...

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Sacrifice

2010-12-17

For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influenc...

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Kannappa

2025-06-26

After witnessing the cruel sacrifice of his childhood friend, an atheist warrior rejects religion until love forces him to find his own faith.

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Sister Apostate

2025-05-28

A story set in 1910s Yorkshire. Sister Mary-Beaumont, a transgender nun, has her faith tested by a wild-spirited Postulate named Florence as a hidden ...

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We Are from Kronstadt

1936-05-01

In 1919, during the post-revolution Russian Civil War, a naval detachment made up of communist Reds defends the strategic city of Petrograd from the W...

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Turkish Passport

2011-10-21

The Turkish Passport tells the story of diplomats posted to Turkish embassies and consulates in several European countries, who saved numerous Jews du...

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Off the Record

2025-05-09

At the height of the Vietnam War, a budding journalist eager to make a difference stumbles across the story of his career. Years later, he is forced t...

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