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The Death of Stalin(en)

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?

Short Working Day(pl)

A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party. [Produced in 1981, but not commercially released until 1996.]

Wings of Desire(de)

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds -- with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.

The Storymaker(en)

A dark fable about a woman who kills herself with her imagination.

Salvador (Puig Antich)(ca)

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's Fascist State in 1974.

MAGANDA! Pinoy Boy vs Milkman(en)

The Milk Man, a psychopathic murderer who preys upon women. Pinoy Boy, the world’s deadliest Filipino who is tasked with tracking him down. Angelo, the filmmaker who created them and is struggling to find an ending as the lines between his reality and the film blur. Underground auteur Matthew Victor Pastor, aka MVP, attacks racism, gender, love and serial killing in his most free-form, assured, challenging film to-date; the final chapter of his Filo-Aus Trilogy.

David(en)

A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy chosen to be king, under the watchful eyes of prophet Samuel.

Paper Wheat(en)

This film, based on the play of the same name, portrays the harsh lives of early Saskatchewan settlers and the foundation of the co-op movement on the Prairies.

A Woman Alone(en)

An officer becomes entangled in a love affair with a woman who works as a maid.

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only(en)

An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her.

Give Me Liberty(en)

Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.

The Bridgeman(hu)

This epic story takes place between 1820 and 1860 during the Habsburg Monarchy, and portrays the life one of the greatest Hungarian aristocrats - Count Széchenyi - who was born with extra-ordinary mental and spiritual talents. In the years following the fall of Napoleon the young count Széchenyi irresponsibly seduces his brother's wife, and the consequent scandal ruins his career as an army officer. After the sudden death of his humiliated lover Count Széchenyi drastically changes his character from that of a shallow young man into a responsible nobleman seeking to conquer his fate by creating great achievements in his remaining life.

The french revolution: Years of rage(fr)

Second part of the revolutionary historical drama, which takes up the events that occurred from August 10, 1792 until the end of the reign of terror with the execution of Robespierre.

Galilée ou L'Amour de Dieu(fr)

Before the court of the Inquisition, the scientist Galileo defends his position in favor of Copernicus' thesis that the Earth revolves around the sun.

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey(ja)

2500 years ago, in India, Siddhartha was born as a prince of the Shakya clan, but he gives up his position as a prince to see the world. He meets a strange boy named Assaji, who can predict the future, a monk with only one eye and Depa. Siddhartha continues traveling. Siddhartha is overwhelmed by the sufferings he witnesses around him. Meanwhile, Prince Ruri of Kosara begins his attack on the Shakya clan. Second Buddha movie from Tezuka Productions.

Louis Cyr : The Strongest Man in the World(fr)

Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century.

La Caravana de Gardel(es)

Abnegation(en)

A woman's secret relationship is discovered putting her and those around her in danger.

The Chocolate Soldier(de)

Germany, 1945. The War is over, and it has left a slew of devastated families in its wake. Among them are Maria and her mother, two refugees who find themselves working on a farm in the German countryside after they are forced out of their home by violence and political upheaval. It is there that little Maria makes an unlikely friend: an American soldier — an enemy soldier — who, through one act of unnecessary kindness, teaches Maria and her family a powerful lesson in compassion and humanity during the most inhumane of times.

River of Hope(en)

"River of Hope" tells the story of how a former slave Mary Barnes Cabell and her children helped found the first college for African Americans in West Virginia. Based on true events.