Oppenheimer je biografski film o američkom fizičaru J. Robertu Oppenheimeru, koji je prozvan „ocem atomske bombe“. Oppenheimer je bio glavni čovjek Operacije Manhattan, akcije američkih vlasti da stvore nuklearnu bombu i time dobiju prevlast u Drugom svjetskom ratu, a film pokazuje taj proces od entuzijazma do veselja zbog uspjeha i zabrinutosti zbog rezultata.
Istočni Berlin, sredina osamdesetih godina. Georg Dreyman poznati je istočnonjemački pisac i dramatičar, oženjen poznatom kazališnom glumicom Christom-Mariom. Jednoga dana poznati agent Stasija, Wiesler, dobiva naredbu da špijunira spomenuti par zbog najave da su protudržavni agenti.
'Polja smrti' je stvarna priča o prijateljstvu dvoje novinara, Amerikanca i Kamodžanina, tijekom početka krvavog režima Crvenih Kmera u 1975. koji je rezultirao smrću 2-3 milijuna Kambodžana kroz sljedeće četiri godine dok Pol Pota nisu svrgnuli u 1979.
Sarajevo, lipanj 1950., vrijeme pritiska SSSR-a i zemalja Informbiroa na socijalističku Jugoslaviju. Trgovački putnik i komunist Meša veliki je ženskar, usprkos tome što ima privlačnu ženu i dvoje djece koja ga vole. Ljubavnici Ankici dugo je mazao oči kako će se razvesti, no kad ona napokon shvati da to nikad neće učiniti, prijavi usputnu Mešinu primjedbu o pretjerivanju u antistaljinističkoj propagandi oznaškom čelniku Ziji, rođenom bratu Mešine žene Sene. Zijo, kojem Ankica postane priležnica, smjesta pošalje Mešu u zatvor, pri čemu djeci kažu da je tata otišao na službeni put. Otada mlađi Mešin i Senin sin, šestogodišnji Malik, mjesečari...
Dokumentarac koji se bavi dubokom analizom trenutnog socioekonomskog sustava i predlaže radikalnu promjenu. Film istražuje korijene naših društvenih problema, od nejednakosti i siromaštva do ekoloških kriza, te tvrdi da je temeljni uzrok tih problema naš monetarni sustav. Kroz niz argumenata i primjera, film zagovara prijelaz na resurs baziranu ekonomiju, sustav u kojem bi svi resursi bili dostupni svima bez novca, a fokus bi bio na zadovoljavanju ljudskih potreba i očuvanju okoliša.
Set in the Japanese occupation era, the rich yet naive young master Ming Tai is trained to become an agent, and is later sent to become an underground spy for the Communists. Together with his brother and double agent Ming Lou, they try and bring down Wang Wei's Kuomintang Secret Service Headquarters.
After stirring society by leaving her groom at the alter and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda the Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' old friend and a communist reporter (the actual author of the story), tries to interview Hilda and disclosure the real reasons behind her radical change of mind. In the meantime, the middle-classes are terrified by the "leftist threat" in Brazilian politics.
An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
In an alternate world, the Cold War has continued to persist for 140 years. As a result, the world was divided into two factions: the West Block, and the East Block. As the Cold War drags on, the tension between the two factions, as well as the amount of nuclear weapons they have, rise. Mylene Hoffman is a female cyborg who is a spy for the West Block. Together with three other agents, Mylene partakes in various missions issued by her superiors.
Juana Doña, a communist woman; Carmen Polo, dictator Franco's wife; and Eva Duarte, President Perón's wife, the first lady of Argentina, the idolized Evita, crisscross their lives during Evita's official visit to Spain, an autarchic country isolated from the world, in June 1947. Behind the pomp of reception there is a pharaonic preparation, hidden businesses, battles in the Caudillo's court and the possibility of saving a human life.
The True Believers is a 1988 Australian mini series which looks at the history of the Australian Labor Party from the end of World War Two up to the Australian Labor Party split of 1955. It was co-written by Bob Ellis who focused on three characters "Chifley, the unlettered man of great dignity; Menzies, who used to stand for something but eventually stood only for Menzies; and Evatt, the grand idealist... It's almost like Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1. It's a chunk of national history during Australia's great era of change after the war."
Communism spread to all of the continents of the word, lasting through four generations and over seven decades. Hundreds of millions of men and women were affected by this political system, one of the most unjust and bloodiest in history. Using newly discovered propaganda films and archival photos, these four episodes explore the mysteries of this totalitarian political machine that lured its share of important followers into the fold. Known as the red church, communism seduced its ardent followers like some earthly religion.
Russia’s War provides an important and in-depth account of the nation’s history throughout the period of Joseph Stalin's rule (1924-53). Told in ten parts, this astonishing documentary reveals eyewitness accounts, archival photography, documents and footage, and gives a remarkable insight into what let to the death of sixty-five million Soviets during Stalin’s reign of terror.
The life of German thinker Karl Marx, focusing on his political and economic theories, his romance with Jenny von Westphalen, and his friendship with Friedrich Engels.
What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.
Louis Malle called his gorgeous and groundbreaking Phantom India the most personal film of his career. And this extraordinary journey to India, originally shown as a miniseries on European television, is infused with his sense of discovery, as well as occasional outrage, intrigue, and joy.
Recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
Three years in the making, this comprehensive study of the Soviet dictator blends documentary footage and interviews with experts and surviving witnesses.
Behind the Iron Curtain, Geri leaves for college, looks forward to meeting girls and partying and joins a group of radicals led by the charismatic Száva. But Geri has a secret. He’s an informant of the totalitarian state and to save his brother, he’s been forced to spy on his new friends for State Security.
A seemingly sheltered family living behind the Berlin Wall in East Germany begins to crumble, in a climate of fear, mistrust, and shocking secrets.9
This 9-episodes documentary series extensively examines the history of Poland in the 20th Century, telling the story through archival films, newsreels, interviews, and readings from novels and poems.
