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Lincoln
7.3

Lincoln

Nov. 09, 2012

Lincoln

The revealing story of the 16th US President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of ...
Rommel
6.6

Rommel

Nov. 01, 2012

Rommel

The story of the final seven months in the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
Rhino Season
6.3

Rhino Season

Oct. 25, 2012

Rhino Season

Kurdish-Iranian poet Sahel has just been released from a thirty-year prison sentence in Iran. Now the one thing keeping him going is the thought ...
Escape
6.1

Escape

Sep. 28, 2012

Escape

Ten years after the Black Death devastated the country, a poor family sets out on a journey to search for better living conditions. In a deserted ...
Emperor
6.5

Emperor

Sep. 14, 2012

Emperor

As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. ...
The Impossible
7.5

The Impossible

Sep. 09, 2012

The Impossible

In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the ...
Anna Karenina
6.6

Anna Karenina

Sep. 06, 2012

Anna Karenina

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry ...
Kon-Tiki
7.1

Kon-Tiki

Aug. 24, 2012

Kon-Tiki

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove ...
No
7.4

No

Aug. 09, 2012

No

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country ...
The Hollow Crown
7.4

The Hollow Crown

Jun. 30, 2012

The Hollow Crown

A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare’s History Plays.
A Royal Affair
7.5

A Royal Affair

Mar. 29, 2012

A Royal Affair

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Farewell, My Queen
6.2

Farewell, My Queen

Mar. 21, 2012

Farewell, My Queen

A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.
Red Tails
5.9

Red Tails

Jan. 19, 2012

Red Tails

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
The Iron Lady
6.4

The Iron Lady

Dec. 26, 2011

The Iron Lady

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
War Horse
7.2

War Horse

Dec. 25, 2011

War Horse

On the brink of the First World War, Albert’s beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great ...
My Way
7.6

My Way

Dec. 21, 2011

My Way

During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a ...
The Flowers of War
7.5

The Flowers of War

Dec. 15, 2011

The Flowers of War

A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan’s rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead ...
J. Edgar
6.5

J. Edgar

Nov. 09, 2011

J. Edgar

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind ...
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
7.3

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion ...
1911
5.7

1911

Sep. 23, 2011

1911

China’s first President Sun Yat-Sen and military commander Huang Xing lead the revolutionary Wuchang Uprising in a bid to put an end to the ...
War of the Arrows
7.1

War of the Arrows

Aug. 10, 2011

War of the Arrows

After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father’s best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her ...
Buddha: The Great Departure
6.3

Buddha: The Great Departure

Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as ...
The Bang Bang Club
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The Bang Bang Club

Apr. 22, 2011

The Bang Bang Club

In the early to mid ’90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers – Greg Marinovich, ...
The Conspirator
6.9

The Conspirator

Apr. 15, 2011

The Conspirator

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, ...
There Be Dragons
5.7

There Be Dragons

Mar. 25, 2011

There Be Dragons

Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged ...
Ironclad
6.1

Ironclad

Mar. 03, 2011

Ironclad

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document ...
Even the Rain
7.4

Even the Rain

Jan. 05, 2011

Even the Rain

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to ...