Mr. Jones
A thriller starring James Norton, Vanessa Kirby and Peter Sarsgaard
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
A drama starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel and Luàna Bajrami
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the 18th century, an artist is commissioned to paint a young woman's wedding portrait.
Waiting for Anya
A drama starring Anjelica Huston, Jean Reno and Thomas Kretschmann
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
The Tin Drum (1979)
A history movie starring Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler and David Bennent
Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday.
Effigy: Poison and the City (2020)
A history movie starring Suzan Anbeh, Elisa Thiemann and Christoph Gottschalch
1828 in the German port city of Bremen: Two very different women collide in an age that has no place for either of them. One strives for a career in law, at a time when women aren't even admitted to universities. The other has lived life outside the law and may now have to pay the tab. One of them needs to get her head together – while the other would do anything not to lose hers ... (more)
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In Love & War
A war movie starring Tom Wlaschiha, Thure Lindhardt and Ulrich Thomsen
Danish soldier Esben fakes his own death in an attempt to flee the war and reunite with his beloved wife Kirstine and their son Karl after being apart for three years. However, everything has changed while he has been away. A charming German officer has taken over the role as the family’s father and is courting Kirstine ... (more)