A spectacular adventure film with two Indian heroes, at times friends, then enemies, fighting against the British Raj for justice & freedom.
ELENI (1985)
True story of a NY TIMES journalist who returns to Greece to find the man who 30 years ago had executed his mother during Greek Civil War.
One Nation, One King (2018)
The French revolution told more from the POV of the Parisian underclass & members of the National Assembly who debate the King’s fate.
Milada (2017)
The story of Czech martyr Milada Horáková, from her pre-WW 2 attempt to warn the British of Hitler’s intentions, through her imprisonment by Nazis & Communists, including the impact on her family.
Alone in Berlin (2016)
A working-class German couple during WW 2 write & distribute around Berlin almost 300 postcard denouncing Hitler and the war–and pay the penalty for their protest.
Calm at Sea (2011)
Set in Vichy France, the film follows the fate of a group of hostages whom the Nazis ordered killed when one of their officers is shot.
Dead Man Walking (1995)
A nun risks upsetting her colleagues, her family, & parents of two dead lovers by becoming the spiritual counselor to the vain man who raped & killed them.
A Man For All Seasons (1966)
When King Henry VIII broke with the Pope because he wanted to divorce his wife only his Chancellor Sir Thomas More dared defy him, thus losing his life.
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
During WW 1 5 French soldiers with wounded hands are sentenced to death for faking their wounds. 3 years later the lover of one sets out to search for him.