War
Gurkha: Beneath the Bravery
DramaWar
A psychological war drama inspired by true events of Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, an inexperienced soldier goes through an incredible journey that eventually cements his name among the legendary Gurkha warriors.
The Concert
WarDrama
Celebrating the end of World War II and liberation of their city, a group of students is set on holding a cultural evening. They invite Ema, a reclusive piano teacher from the same building, to play for them. Ema declines, but starts reminscing back on her own life and the historical events that have seemingly overshadowed it.
And an Image Was Born
WarDrama
How does an image come to life? How does human imagination develop? Razi loves stories. His favorite is "The Monster." He keeps asking his father to tell him that story over and over again. Every time his father tells it, Razi lets himself be swept away by his two-year-old imagination, experiencing the developments and details as if he had never heard it before. The story so dearly loved by Razi is ancient, but it must be listened to again and again, especially for a Palestinian child.
Escorted
DramaWar
The year is 1941. SS-Recruit Wilhelm does everything to make up for his past, but with each passing day, his mentality falls further and further down.
Neighbours
DramaWar
Graphically depicts the brutalities on Afghan prisoners in an Iranian camp, Safaid Sang (White Stone) near the Iranian-Afghan border. Based on true life accounts from Afghan prisoners.
The King of the White Elephant
DramaWar
King Chakra is going about his usual palace duties, granting audiences to his advisers, including his Lord Chamberlain, who is keen to see the king fulfill his royal duty of taking 366 wives, including, hopefully among them, the chamberlain's own daughter.
Ingeniously Taking Mount Hua
DramaWar
After the major campaigns, the Liberation War’s focus shifted to the northwest. Hu Zongnan retreated south, and Fang Zhiqiao led his remnants to Mount Hua, known for its rugged terrain. Fang deployed forces at key passes, but a military intelligence officer, with herbalist Chang Shenglin’s help, cut off enemy communication by reaching the North Peak. A political offensive led to the surrender of the enemy at Qianshi Zhuang, controlling all passages between the North and West Peaks. Trapped, Fang Zhiqiao’s troops, with shattered morale, launched a futile counterattack, leading to his despairing lament.
Bloodlust
ActionWar
Bloodlust follows the story of Chad Ross, a boy who was born with a rare condition that causes his blood cells to infinitely regenerate themselves, as the government notices his potential. Kidnapped by a deranged drill sergeant, Ross is trained to become an American super soldier and a cold-blooded and lonely killing machine. But when a formidable terrorist group commanded by their psychotic leader Reaper takes a nuclear weapons bunker hostage, he is forced to work with a squad who help him realize what it means to find your purpose.
Eastman
DramaWar
This is a portrait of a man, for whom the war in Eastern Ukraine has become a personal challenge. Beard is a native of the Donbas, a man of about forty-five, a family guy, an ordinary worker. Director is a young man of about twenty-six, single, a west-man, coming from the intelligentsia. This is the usual day of the ordinary military. These are events and people whom you can meet there. This is the relationship between people who have to be here and now during the war. This is not only a unique life experience but also a kind of cultural exchange between different social strata and communities. This is the birth of new, special traditions.
Duped Till Doomsday
DramaCrime
East Germany's contribution to the 1957 Cannes Film Festival was the wartime melodrama Betrogen bis zum Juengsten Tag. Had the film been released in the U.S., the title would probably have translated to Duped Till the Last. The film condemns the Nazi mindset by concentrating on a particularly odious cover-up. When his son is involved in the accidental killing of a girl, a Gestapo general pulls strings to save the boy from prosecution. The general manages to pin the blame for the killing on a group of Russians, whereupon he gives the men under his command carte blanche to round up and execute as many innocent Russians as they wish. This act of brutality is contrasted with the pangs of guilt suffered by the son and his co-conspirators.
