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Abraham: The Friend of God

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M. Sadeghi stars as the title character in filmmaker Reza Varzi's epic retelling of the life and times of Abraham, known as the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the world's three most prominent monotheistic religions. Led by God from Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan, Abraham entered into a covenant with the Lord that, once fulfilled, would see him father a great nation of kings.

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Babiy Yar

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Autumn 1941. The Soviet army flees Kyiv, chaos reigns, soldiers attempt to trade their uniforms for civilian clothes in order to escape unnoticed. The war and pending capture of Kyiv by the Germans is the only topic of discussion. Everyone has heard of the horrible things that have happened in other areas, where Jews were brutally and inhumanely murdered. Indecision and despair spread like wildfire among the population. As the German army marches in, fear and horror take over.

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The Story of Doctor Carver

HistoryDocumentary

The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perhaps most well known for developing over 140 products from all parts of the peanut plant, including the shells and husks. He also developed products based on sweet potatoes and soybeans, and developed a cotton hybrid that was named after him.

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Políčko

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Lincoln: Trial by Fire

History

Cliff Robertson narrates this dramatization focuses on the little-known life-and-death struggle of power between President Lincoln and his general in command of the Army of the Potomac, George McClellan, and the events leading to the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Shelley

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A contemporary retelling of the Mary Shelley story, produced as a tribute to the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley on the 150th anniversary of his death.

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Mademoiselle O

DramaHistory

About a young boy growing up to become a great artist. Set basically in St. Petersburg and a country dacha in Vyra during the aftermath of the 1905 Russian Revolution.

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Catching the Flame

HistoryDrama

This docudrama takes us on a journey through Nikolai Astrup's life and the inspiration behind some of his most famous paintings until his early death in 1928.

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Souliotes

WarHistory

Souliotes learn that Ali pasha is planning to attack. Photos Tzavellas and his men are ready to defend their freedom. They repel repeatedly Ali's army but after a prolonged siege the decide that they are not to be taken alive. All women go to Zaloggo where they fall off the cliffs dancing, while the men decide to die exploding a convent at Kougi mountain.

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Portrait of a Thief

HistoryCrime

A pickpocket assumes various identities to steal from the aristocracy in early-20th-century Rio de Janeiro.

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Golden Gate Girls

DocumentaryHistory

The film traces the life and times of Esther Eng, a San Francisco native known as Hong Kong’s first “directress.” She directed 10 Cantonese talkies.

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Tanz auf dem Vulkan

DramaHistory

Paris, 1830: Jean-Gaspard Debureau performs on the stage and delights his audience with song, wit and charm. He is, however, very unpopular with King Charles X, who is the target of much of Debureau's scornful jests. That would be a somewhat tolerable situation if it weren't for the fact that Debureau has fallen for a countess, who happens to be the King's mistress.

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Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution

DocumentaryHistory

A documentary chronicling the role of Black heroism in America's Revolutionary War.

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Fly High

DramaHistory

In the 13th century, a princess named No Gu, a queen of the Great Mongol Empire who is visiting Korea as a queen, is overcome with longing for her homeland and flees from her emperor. She drowns while escaping. As she dies, she utters a single sentence, "I want to go home." The story unfolds in the present day. The princess No Gu, who went to Korea to work, is trafficked and imprisoned in the house of a cruel Korean woman. While imprisoned, she uncovers the terrible crime committed by the housewife, which leads to an interesting development.

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An Irrepressible Woman

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1940, Jeanne Reichenbach turns her back on a peaceful life to link her destiny to Léon Blum. She's been loving him since her teenage years, and is ready to sacrifice her freedom to mary him at Buchenwald, where he's held prisoner. They will survive together.

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Gwiazda Piołun

WarDrama

The final stage of the great artist's life, a stage in which Witkacy decides to destroy himself. A growing sense of danger, the futility of all actions, and fear of what is to come accompany him constantly during his escape from Warsaw to the East at the outbreak of World War II. Everyday facts and events are intertwined in the film with reminiscences and images from his life, supported by the artist's inner monologue. The style of narration and the way of filming make the film a poignant study of the writer's inner disintegration. By emphasizing the painterly quality of the image and introducing dreamlike themes, Kluba captures on screen the characteristics of both Witkacy's playwriting and painting.

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The Promised Land

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This film is a gratitude to the Kazakh Koreans, Germans, Turks, Chechens, Kurds and other peoples of this land and the Kazakh people, who met them with due attention and sympathy, despite their incredible difficulties after the jute of the 30s. For these peoples, our country has become a real Homeland.

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Constantine The Philosopher

DramaHistory

The story of St. Cyrilus (Constantine The Philosopher) in his quest of enlightening the Slavic people.

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Pains of Autumn

DramaHistory

When a nationalistic wealthy landowner's idealist son falls for a non-muslim prostitute, he finds himself in a conflict between his feelings and politics under the shadow of the events of September 6th-7th in 1955, the Istanbul Pogrom.

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The Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail

DocumentaryHistory

In the final days of WWII, American troops find a vast hoard of mysterious nazi files hidden in a cave in Southern Germany

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