The Lord of the Ants 2022

The Lord of the Ants 2022

The Lord of the Ants 2022

The Lord of the Ants 2022
Il signore delle formiche (original title)
2h 14m | Biography, Drama, History | 8 September 2022 (Italy)

Storyline:

Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.

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Red Persimmon 1996

Red Persimmon 1996

Red Persimmon 1996

Red Persimmon 1996
Hong shi zi (original title)
2h 48m | Drama, History | September 1996 (South Korea)

Storyline:

In 1949, the Communists take over mainland. The refugees and the military arrive in the Keelung Harbor in Taiwan. While the father holds secret meetings with other generals in attempt to recover the lost land, the kids still play games with their grandma who still enjoys the harmony and peace in hardship. Gradually, it seems that there was no hope to fight back the fatherland. The general turned father has to run a small business to support the family. He encounters a series of struggles. And finally his kids grow up.

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You Are My Sunshine 2021

You Are My Sunshine 2021

You Are My Sunshine 2021

You Are My Sunshine 2021
1h 54m | Drama, History, Romance | 2021 (UK)

Storyline:

The affectionate story of the lifelong romance between teenagers Tom and Joe, from their first humble meeting in the 1970s, in a world only just waking up to homosexuality, to the sunset of their time together decades later, ‘You Are My Sunshine’ is a refreshingly and apologetically sentimental, sweeping love story set in the British countryside. A romance for the ages, through the ages- bask in the glorious light of ‘You Are My Sunshine’

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The Shadow in My Eye 2021

The Shadow in My Eye 2021

The Shadow in My Eye 2021

The Shadow in My Eye 2021
Skyggen i mit øje (original title)
1h 47m | Drama, History, War | 28 October 2021 (Denmark)

Storyline:

On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo’s headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.

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Hans Staden 1999

Hans Staden 1999

Hans Staden 1999

Hans Staden 1999
1h 32m | Biography, Drama, History | 31 July 1999 (Portugal)

Storyline:

On the eve of his return to Europe after an extended involuntary stay in 16th-century Brazil, the German sailor Hans Staden is captured by a hostile cannibal Indian tribe. In order to survive he tries to convince the Indians that he is not Portuguese (their enemies) but a friend of the French (their allies), and that his God would be very angry if they were to eat him.

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Steppe 1978

Steppe 1978

Steppe 1978

Steppe 1978
Step (original title)
2h 14m | Drama, History | April 1978 (Soviet Union)

Storyline:

Based on a story by Anton Chekhov, this film by renowned director Sergei Bonderchuk basks in the vast and visually magnificent qualities of life on the steppes of southern Russia in the era before the Russian Revolution. The story revolves around the journey of a wagon train bearing materials from the countryside to the marketplace. Riding along with the wagon train in carriages are an Orthodox priest and a trader carrying his nephew Yegorushka into town to receive some schooling.

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Memories of My Father 2020

Memories of My Father 2020

Memories of My Father 2020

Memories of My Father 2020
El olvido que seremos (original title)
2h 16min | Drama, History | 22 August 2020 (Colombia)

Storyline:

The story about a Colombian writer’s father. His father was an University md professor who promoted tolerance and human rights in his country. Writer exposes his feelings related to his lovely father and he describes his family story and all drama related with the killing of his father. It is a moving film based on a book with the same title. It is a sample of violence related events to political Colombia’s social life during last three decades.

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