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Burma Soldier
Burma Soldier
The story of Myo Myint, a political prisoner, who made the transformation from being a soldier in Burma's junta to a pro-democracy activist.
Burma Soldier 2010
Roads to Memphis
Roads to Memphis
The wildly disparate yet fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Roads to Memphis 2010
Master of Go: Beautiful Woman
Master of Go: Beautiful Woman
Master of Go: Beautiful Woman 2010
En la Trinchera
En la Trinchera
En la Trinchera 2010
Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio
Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio
Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio is the untold story of the trial of Andres Bonifacio under the Revolutionary Government of Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo. Two leaders, Andres Bonifacio, Supremo of the Katipuneros, and Emilio Aguinaldo, president of the Revolutionary Government, made their way to fight for freedom for the Filipinos against the dominant rule, fought for a cause and for a reason to be one nation. Yet only one should rule. This was the start of Philippine politics. Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio is a film documentation of Philippine history put to screen and megged by Mario O’Hara. And now, let the people be the judge whether Andres Bonifacio is guilty or not guilty of treason
Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio 2010
Guru: Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard
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Guru: Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard
The wild Seventies. A quest for higher consciousness, spirituality and sexual freedom. In England, young Hugh Milne hears the voice of spiritual teacher Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh on an audiotape and travels to India in search of his own self. Sheela Patel, a young Indian woman, is brought to the charismatic guru by her father. At 21, she knows: all she wants is to be with this man. In his Ashram in Poona, Bhagwan urges his disciples to meditate and practise tantric sex in order to reach a higher plane of consciousness. Hugh watches the guru's ascent as his bodyguard. Sheela becomes his secretary and the powerful boss of Bhagwan's model community born in the mountains of Oregon...
Guru: Bhagwan, His Secretary & His Bodyguard 2010
Walk with the Master: The Story of the Sites of the Buddha
Walk with the Master: The Story of the Sites of the Buddha
The history of Buddhism is told in this unique program, as we make the journey Buddha himself took during his lifetime. Walk with the Master explores Buddha's life and legacy and the Buddhist religion. This detailed documentary is filled with facts and information and is accompanied by a wonderful blend of visuals, including present day footage of the sites, reconstructions of key events, art and animations. Filmed entirely on location in India at the actual sites that are a part of the Walk with the Master, this is the journey of the Master in his long quest to gain Enlightenment.
Walk with the Master: The Story of the Sites of the Buddha 2010
Chosin
Chosin
At the height of the Korean War, 15,000 U.S. troops were trapped and outnumbered 10-to-1. In a harrowing battle, these soldiers fought 78-miles to freedom and saved the lives of 98,000 refugees. After 60 years of silence, the survivors of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign of the Korean War take us on an emotional and heart-pounding journey through one of the most savage battles in American history.
Chosin 2010
Barking Island
Barking Island
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, 1910. There are too many stray dogs on the streets, so the government decides to deport thousands of them on a desert island, off the coast of the city.
Barking Island 2010
Nene Hatun
Nene Hatun
Nene Hatun 2010
Le Pain du diable
Le Pain du diable
Le Pain du diable 2010
Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
The Tudor Court is locked in a power struggle between its nobles and the Machiavellian Cardinal Wolsey, the King's first minister and the country's most conspicuous symbol of Catholic power. Wolsey's ambition knows no bounds and when his chief ally, Queen Katherine, interferes in the King's romance with Ann Bullen, he brings ruin upon himself, the Queen and centuries of English obedience to Rome.
Henry VIII - Live at Shakespeare's Globe 2010
Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town
Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town
The volcanic eruption that ravaged Pompeii in year 79 is one of the most famous in history. It is known how its victims died, but how did they live? A new insight into the lives of the people who lived in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius before its cataclysmic eruption.
Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town 2010
So Much for Justice!
So Much for Justice!
Concerning the Mátyás era in Hungarian history, during the reign of Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), the film focuses on three eras of the king's life: the young Mátyás fights for the throne, the older Mátyás as king, and the fate of the royal crown and the royal heir after his death.
So Much for Justice! 2010
Sathima's Windsong
Sathima's Windsong
Shot in New York, Cape Town, St Helena and the Atlantic Ocean, Sathima's Windsong, is a lyrical portrait of South African jazz singer, Sathima Bea Benjamin. In her Chelsea Hotel apartment, home for over thirty years, she patches together her journeys, from apartheid's 'pattern of brokenness', to a chance meeting and recording with Duke Ellington in Paris, to making a life in New York. The narrative of her journeys are inter-woven with her music and the musings of folks who know her work. Like her haunting song, Windsong, the film is a meditation on displacement, exile and belonging.
Sathima's Windsong 2010
National Geographic: Gallipolis Deep Secrets
National Geographic: Gallipolis Deep Secrets
Gallipoli's Deep Secrets heads underwater and unearths the wrecks where the firepower of the mighty British Navy was outwitted by a weakened Ottoman Empire, to seal the fate of thousands of young lives. But among the tragedy, Ballard also discovers the unique tale of a lone Australian submarine that achieved what no submarine had ever done before. Written and Directed by Julia Redwood ; A Prospero Production for National Geographic Channel
National Geographic: Gallipolis Deep Secrets 2010
Assault on Normandy: Pegasus Bridge
Assault on Normandy: Pegasus Bridge
On the 6th June 1944, Maj Howard’s Coy of the OX & Bucks LI carried out one of the greatest and most successful small unit actions in history in capturing the two Orne Bridges as a precursor to D Day. The initial part of the film traces the development of the British Airborne Forces to the stage where they can play a major part in the allied plan to storm Hitler’s Fortress Europe. The BHTV team then tell the story of this heroic action and the equally heroic follow up actions of 7 Para in holding the bridges against the might of 21st Pz Div. This action exemplified the British soldier at his best whether in The Glider Pilot Regiment, The Glider Infantry ( Ox & Bucks)or the Parachute Regiment, all showed courage skill and commitment.
Assault on Normandy: Pegasus Bridge 2010
The Rise Of Serio
The Rise Of Serio
This release brings Serio fans an up close and personal view of the Mexican American rap sensation. Along with concert footage recording sessions and 6 music videos this is the first chance for fans to have the Chicano Rapper on DVD.
The Rise Of Serio 2010
Who Really Discovered America?
Who Really Discovered America?
Examining theories about the discovery of America long before Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage by explorers from such places as China, Japan, Wales and Ireland.
Who Really Discovered America? 2010
Jefferson
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is the most researched, most written about, most referenced, and most quoted of our Founding Fathers. And yet, somehow, he remains the most stubbornly inscrutable. Embrace and celebrate the third president's complicated life and legacy in the two-hour HISTORY documentary, Jefferson.
Jefferson 2010
The Sons of Tennessee Williams
Prime Video
The Sons of Tennessee Williams
Mardi Gras, drag balls and politics – where else could these elements come together but in New Orleans? Interweaving archival footage and contemporary interviews, The Sons of Tennessee Williams charts the evolution of the gay Mardi Gras krewe scene over the decades, illuminating the ways in which its emergence was a seminal factor in the cause of gay liberation in the South.
The Sons of Tennessee Williams 2010
Hatalyan (The Hangman)
Prime Video
Hatalyan (The Hangman)
The life of Shalom, The Nazi major officer Adolf Eichmann's hangman, turned ritual slaughterer, encapsulates the story of Israel from the perspective of the 'other'- the marginalized Sephardi prison warden who is forced to do the dirty work of hanging the arch enemy and thus to carry a national burden that dramatically shaped his life. His job in the abattoir, together with his memories of his past, create a fascinating and complex portrait. His voice, yet unheard, from the edge of Israel's historical events, reveals new insights through his unique perspective. Shalom's clear, alternative voice from the margins of society carries a deeply humanistic universal message.
Hatalyan (The Hangman) 2010
America: The Birth of Freedom
America: The Birth of Freedom
An Important and relevant portrait of America's early years! Embark on an exciting, historical journey through the battles and victories surrounding America's pursuit for freedom. This poignant documentary series is comprehensively presented through narration, photographs and paintings to create a visual history of America's founding ideals of liberty and freedom. This ten-part documentary series examines the people and events that led up to our nation's battle for independence against the world's largest military power during the Revolutionary War through the presidencies of freedom fighters Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln who were forever dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
America: The Birth of Freedom 2010
Ser Util Hoy
Ser Util Hoy
Ser Util Hoy 2010
Rosa and Marie
Rosa and Marie
A story about two girls living during the start of WW2. With a new point of view, the film manages to convey a different perspective on living in the Third Reich.
Rosa and Marie 2010
The Fight for Freedom: The Major Battles of WWII
The Fight for Freedom: The Major Battles of WWII
Before the bell of freedom could ring, these major WWII battles would define and reshape it at a tremendous cost to human lives on both sides of the battle lines. 10 outstanding segments in this stunning documentary series bring light to the darkness which was cast on the trenches, the skies and the open seas of combat between 1939 and 1945. 2 DVDs. 2010/b&w/8 hrs., 43 min/NR/fullscreen.
The Fight for Freedom: The Major Battles of WWII 2010
Spies and Lies
Spies and Lies
A true story. 1942. New Zealand is at war. Times are desperate. The Japanese invasion seems imminent. At this perilous moment, confidence trickster Syd Ross completes his sentence and is released from Waikeria Prison. He makes a phone call and finds himself in front of Prime Minister Fraser. Syd tells a tale of sabotage and assassination, of a Nazi plot to take over New Zealand.
Spies and Lies 2010
Gente querible
Gente querible
Gente querible 2010
The Miracle of Father Kapaun
The Miracle of Father Kapaun
Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun may not be well-known. But he should be. The son of Czech immigrants, Fr. Kapaun grew up on a small Kansas farm. But this seemingly ordinary farm boy became one of the most inspiring heroes of the Korean War-and unlike many war heroes, this military chaplain is also on the road to sainthood. His cause for canonization has been opened by the Diocese of Wichita, and two medical miracles attributed to him are being investigated by the Vatican. He has also been nominated for the highest military medal, the Medal of Honor. In this powerful documentary, learn his inspiring life story, his heroic work as a chaplain during battle, and his leadership and comfort of fellow American prisoners after capture and torture by the Communists. (Released 2010)
The Miracle of Father Kapaun 2010
12410 and 1 Roses
12410 and 1 Roses
12410 and 1 Roses 2010
Sarmiento: un acto inolvidable
Sarmiento: un acto inolvidable
Sarmiento: un acto inolvidable 2010
The Seattle Pilots: Short Flight Into History
The Seattle Pilots: Short Flight Into History
This film traces the history of major league baseball's one year team, the Seattle Pilots, who after their lone season of 1969 were moved to Milwaukee and became the Brewers.
The Seattle Pilots: Short Flight Into History 2010
A Day in Smara
A Day in Smara
The documentary tells the story of one day in Smara, a refugee camp in the south of Algeria. A handmade symbolic toke takes us through the lives of six characters and the reality of the situation in Sahara: The past, present and future of a population without land who want that their words will be heard by the world.
A Day in Smara 2010
Lost River: Lincoln's Secret Weapon
Lost River: Lincoln's Secret Weapon
Based on the true story of Anna Ella Carroll, a self-taught lawyer and politician and unofficial member of Abraham Lincoln's cabinet who was unrecognized for her accomplishments during the American Civil War.
Lost River: Lincoln's Secret Weapon 2010
Bloody Night
Bloody Night
A group of soldiers are sentenced for the murders of key political figures in the night of October 19th, 1921, in the streets of Lisbon. But the names of the conspirators remain unknown. Berta Maia, a widow of the 1910 revolution hero Carlos da Maia, will fight for the truth…
Bloody Night 2010
Bunda Reinha - Celebrating 500 Years of Tuan Ma
Bunda Reinha - Celebrating 500 Years of Tuan Ma
Bunda Reinha - Celebrating 500 Years of Tuan Ma 2010
The Dawn of the Renaissance - Florence Cathedral
The Dawn of the Renaissance - Florence Cathedral
The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the main church of Florence, Italy. It was one of the most impressive projects of the Renaissance. Il Duomo di Firenze, as it is ordinarily called, was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to the design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed in 1436 with the dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white. The basilica is one of Italy's largest churches and, until development of new structural materials in the modern era was the largest in the world. It remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.
The Dawn of the Renaissance - Florence Cathedral 2010
Я люблю тебя...
Я люблю тебя...
Я люблю тебя... 2010
Auikanime: The Hungry One
Auikanime: The Hungry One
Michoacán, year 1530. Tsipa and Hopotaku are a young P'urhepecha couple who lives for their newborn child. The abuse of the couple and their people by the Spaniards, in addition to the strange appearance of an old beggar who claims to be hungry, forces them to make decisions that will change their lives.
Auikanime: The Hungry One 2010
Northmen
Northmen
In the year 1005 England is in the grip of a terrible famine and suffering under an invasion by the Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard. When Winter sets in the Danes flee to their ships, leaving five of their warriors stranded behind enemy lines.
Northmen 2010