Movies: History

In 1876 Bulgaria, a desperate revolutionary must convince a room of suspecting Ottoman soldiers that he is innocent. Based on the history of the April Uprising -- a struggle for independence between Bulgaria and the immense Ottoman Empire....

In the world of the Ottoman Sultans, a poor child from Jerusalem makes an unimaginable desert journey to Cairo and back to save his mother and siblings from a rapacious aristocrat. He has nine days…...

However impressive the site is, however bossy the guides are, the visitors of the Musée Napoléon listen only absent-mindedly. Does this young lady really care about the tragic destiny of emperor Napoleon or Europe's changing face or isn't she more in...

The documentary explores Gabriel Garcia Marquez influence on everyday life in Barranquilla, taking into account the impact of his time in the city on his life and work. Through testimonies of those who are inspired by his legacy, we reveal the connec...

In 1926, a young couple set off into the British Columbia wilderness in search of an undiscovered mountain. A century later a group of would-be adventurers tries to retrace their steps. They soon find they've bitten off more than they can chew and it...

The theatre as a courtroom, the courtroom as a theatre. Alejo Moguillansky’s film draws loosely on Raúl Quirós Molina’s El pan y la sal (The Bread and the Salt), a 2015 verbatim theatre piece compiled from the testimonies provided during the 2012 tri...

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The Fascinating History of Rumney & Llanrumney. This video sets out to trace the story of Tredelerch (Rumney) and Llanrumney from around 60AD when the Romans arrived and set up camp, to the present day where it is a busy suburb of the capital city o...

The story of the birth and legacy of freeride mountain biking. Every sport has its Dog Town and Z Boys or Riding Giants. Nothing’s For Free is the real story of the birth and legacy of freeride mountain biking. Chronicling the blue-collar story and ...

An unexpected visit from a long time friend sends two men reminiscing about old times, and their time digging for oil. However, after a secret is revealed, the seemingly friendly visit shows its true purpose....

It portrays the centenary of a Catholic church, highlighting the evolution of Capernau Catholicism and reporting the difficulties encountered by the faithful....

Welcome to the La Paloma Theater. Please enjoy this presentation, in which the theater's owner takes you through its luscious history-and nothing else....

An ancestral house builds itself, comes to life, and shows us its story spanning one hundred fifty years. Through the ages, it allows us to perceive the passage of time....

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Produced by Krishnaswamy associates (p) Ltd in 1982 Drawn from his home by the power of Arunachala, one of India's traditional holy sites, at the age of sixteen, he challenged death by a penetrating enquiry into the source of his being. He perfectly...

Sigmund tries to sway his violent fate in an adaptation of the Völsunga saga....

In 1944 Rudolf Breslauer documented the everyday life in the Westerbork transit camp on film, commissioned by the German camp commander Albert Gemmeker. The Westerbork Film was never completed, but much of the raw footage is preserved....

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This public television documentary examines the passionate life and career of Elbert Hubbard, a businessman who in 1895 established a socially progressive community of arts and crafts-style furniture-makers and other artisans in New York state. Narra...

Based on a poem and archive images, the military aggression of the US army stationed in the Canal Zone against the Panamanian people who demand to raise their flag in the territory occupied since the beginning of the 20th century is reconstructed and...