I 1755 drager den fattige kaptajn Ludvig Kahlen ud for at erobre den ubeboelige danske hede i kongens navn. Men områdets enehersker, den nådesløse Frederik de Schinkel, der mener, at jorden tilhører ham, sværger hævn, da tjenestepigen Ann Barbara og hendes livegne mand flygter for at søge tilflugt hos Kahlen.
I juni 1941, i løbet af 29 hektiske døgn, forsøger nogle få russiske kompagnier at stoppe den hensynsløse tyske hær. De har næsten ingen ammunition, mad eller vand. De har kun deres mod og mottoet: "Kæmp til sidste åndedrag". Mens bomberne falder og kuglerne hviner, kæmper de desperat og uden frygt mod de fremstormende nazister.
Four friends visit a rural locality of Chile, are brutally attacked by a man and his son. After not finding help in the town, they decide to confront these men with the help of a pair of policemen. But in this way, they will discover that their attackers have in their blood the direct legacy of the darkest period of Chilean history and will have to face the most brutal enemy.
Computerspilsdesigner Scott, er borgerkrigsfan, og køber et antikt skrivebord fra den æra. Mens han pudser det, opdager han et hemmeligt rum med et usendt brev, skrevet for 100 års siden af en ung digter ved navn Lizzie.
Berørt af hendes længsel efter lidenskab, skriver han et svar til hende. På magisk vis når hans brev Lizzie, og de begynder en korrespondance.
Farerne ved Lizzies krigshærgede situation, der strækker sig over borgerkrigen til i dag, truer hendes sikre passage ind i fremtiden. Vil deres kærlighed udholde tidens prøve?
Egyptian archeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for a buried pyramid in this documentary.
During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the nation, fights for a country, redemption and love across the 17th-century Polish territories.
After thawing, a young prehistoric woman, Lucy, gets herself taken care of by David, a young intern at a marketing firm. Working on a campaign ad for a cosmetics company, David becomes Mr. Bigshot when his protégé is chosen to be the model/spokeswoman for her animal personality.
A true story of shocking violence catapults a picturesque little town into history. The close sibling relationship between the two maids takes on a new dimension as their overbearing employer discovers a sexual fever between the two sisters.
Documentary on psychedelic potash mines, expansive concrete seawalls, mammoth industrial machines, and other examples of humanity’s massive, destructive reengineering of the planet.
A documentary about the culture of hip-hop. Through interviews with some of hip-hops biggest names, the film makers attempt to find out why it has become so popular.
A biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.
In 1881 Ludwig of Bavaria goes on a cruise on a Swiss lake. He takes with him a famous actor, Josef Kainz, to act out the scenes from a story which took place on the lake, at the actual locations.
2010 documentary film on the Armenian Genocide by the Young Turk government of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It is based on eyewitness reports by European and American personnel stationed in the Near East at the time, Armenian survivors and other contemporary witnesses which are recited by modern German actors.
A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer. But the real struggle has yet to start.
Who are we? Where do we come from? With private recordings, unique archive footage and stories from famous and unknown people, Trondheimsreisen takes a close and personal look at the history of Trondheim.
He was Russia's best-known opposition figure: Alexei Navalny, poisoned in 2020, arrested in 2021, locked away in notorious penal camps and died on February 16, 2024 at the age of just 47 in Siberian penal camp no. 3 under as yet unexplained circumstances. How did Navalny become Putin's fiercest opponent? Where did he stand politically? Was he the democratic beacon of hope that his closest circle presented him as? Companions recount Navalny's career. The film was completed while Alexei Navalny was still alive.
Green Flake, a southern slave, joins Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as a child. Later on in his life he is sent to pave the way to what is now the Salt Lake Valley and his faith sustains him.
A thought provoking documentary feature film providing a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of signals intelligence over the past century. Whether you're intrigued by the secretive world of intelligence agencies or concerned about the implications of digital surveillance, this film will leave you with a deeper understanding of the role signals intelligence plays in society.
A documentary that explores the myth behind the truth. Different people around the globe reinterpret the legend of Che Guevara at will: from the rebel living in Hong Kong fighting Chinese domination, to the German neonazi preaching revolution and the Castro-hating Cuban. Their testimonies prove that the Argentinian revolutionary's historical impact reverberates still. But like with all legends, each sees what he will, in often contradictory perspectives.
