The Broken Crown / La corona partida (2016)
Drama | History
In a Spain consumed by ambition and power, the future of an empire depends of the mind state of a single woman.
Starring: Rodolfo Sancho, Irene Escolar, Raúl Mérida, Eusebio Poncela, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, José Coronado
Director: Jordi Frades
The Magnificent Nine / Tono, risoku de gozaru! (2016)
Comedy | History
It is eighteenth century Japan and the residents of a poor town lead a typically meagre life. Then nine residents, which include Juzaburo, hatch a scheme to improve their lots by running a pawn and loan business with the proceeds being distributed among the townfolk. However, the plan is risky with such commerce and profiteering being frowned upon in a society with a caste system. Based on a novel by Isoda Michifumi, The Magnificient Nine features a cast of well-known Japanese cinema familiars.
Starring: Sadao Abe, Eita, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yûko Takeuchi, Ryûhei Matsuda, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | History
A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ned Beatty, Emily Blunt
Director: Mike Nichols
I Believe in Miracles (2015)
Documentary | History | Sport
The story of the history-making Nottingham Forest team that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, led by the mercurial Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor.
Director: Jonny Owen
The Lennon Report (2016)
Biography | Drama | History
The unheard true story of the moments after John Lennon was shot as seen through the eyes of those who lived it. Alan Weiss, an ambitious young news producer, finds himself in a position to break the biggest story of the year following a violent motorcycle accident. The emergency department at Roosevelt Hospital discovers a John Doe shooting victim is the worlds biggest rock star and struggles to keep the news quiet while working to save his life.
Starring: Evan Jonigkeit, David Zayas, Richard Kind, Adrienne C. Moore, Devin Ratray, Ashlie Atkinson
Director: Jeremy Profe
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The Normal Heart (2014)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
The battles of a gay activist to raise awareness of, and gain government support in the fight against, HIV/AIDS during the early 1980s. Adapted from the play.
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts, Taylor Kitsch, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Alfred Molina
Director: Ryan Murphy
King of Kings (1961)
Biography | Drama | History
The life of Jesus Christ from the Nazarene’s humble birth to his nomadic ministry, from the teachings to murderous conspiracies, from death on a cross to resurrection.
Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Hurd Hatfield, Siobhan McKenna, Ron Randell, Harry Guardino, Viveca Lindfors
Director: Nicholas Ray
Altamira / Finding Altamira (2016)
Drama | History
The life and history of the man who realized one of the most important discoveries of the 19th century: Altamira's caves.
Starring: Clément Sibony, Rupert Everett, Antonio Banderas, Javivi, Irene Escolar, Nicholas Farrell
Director: Hugh Hudson
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Biography | Drama | History
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Starring: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Fana Mokoena, Deon Lotz, Robert Hobbs
Director: Justin Chadwick
All the Way (2016)
Biography | Drama | History
Lyndon Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of JFK's assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act.
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Frank Langella, Melissa Leo, Bradley Whitford, Stephen Root
Director: Jay Roach
Bitter Honey / Mitsu no aware (2016)
Drama | Fantasy | History
Based on novelist Muro Saisei's 1959 book, Bitter Honey narrates the story of a poet who informed by his physician of his impending death finds renewed flights of fantasy. He is visited by a thin and attractive girl in red who becomes a catalyst for romance. The girl has to vie with competition for the artist's attention, however, as other women work in the wings. Bitter Honey's story is coloured by gorgeous photography as it explores sex, love, life and immortality.
Starring: Fumi Nikaidou, Ren Ohsugi, Yôko Maki, Kengo Kôra, Masatoshi Nagase
Director: Gakuryû Ishii
The Fencer / Miekkailija (2015)
Drama | History | Sport
Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.
Starring: Lembit Ulfsak, Kirill Käro, Märt Avandi, Liisa Koppel, Kai Nordberg
Director: Klaus Härö
Free State of Jones (2016)
Action | Biography | Drama | History | War
The story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Opposed to both slavery and secession, Knight launched an uprising of poor white farmers that led Jones County, Mississippi to itself secede from the Confederacy, creating a "Free State of Jones."
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell, Mahershala Ali, Jacob Lofland, Christopher Berry
Director: Gary Ross
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Malcolm X (1992)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
The life of the controversial black leader Malcolm X, who emerged from the streets to become a powerful voice for the black rights movement in America. The film follows X from his days as a Harlem pusher, through his conversion to Islam in prison, his pilgrimage to Mecca and finally to his assassination.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee
Director: Spike Lee
The Treacherous / Gansin (2015)
History
The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.
Starring: Ji-hun Ju, Kang-woo Kim, Ho-jin Chun, Ji-Yeon Lim, Young-chang Song, Han-Cheol Jo, Han-Cheol Jo
Director: Kyu-dong Min
Sarbjit (2016)
Biography | Drama | History | Musical
Biopic of Sarabjit Singh, a farmer residing at Bhikiwind, Punjab, near the Indo-Pak border, crossed the border after having a couple of drinks. However, he was mistaken to be an Indian spy and was sentenced to capital punishment. The film Sarabjit however will present the struggle that Dalbir went through while fighting for justice for her brother. Dalbir was very close to her brother and considered him like a son. All her efforts to free him went futile and her brother Sarabjit was killed by his jail inmates when Afzal Guru was killed in India.
Starring: Randeep Hooda, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Richa Chadha, Darshan Kumar, Shiwani Saini, Ankita Shrivastav, Ankur Bhatia
Director: Omung Kumar
The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale / Daeho (2015)
Action | Adventure | History | Thriller
While the Kingdom of Korea is under occupation by the Japanese, an old and experienced hunter is challenged by the hunt of the last tiger.
Starring: Min-sik Choi, Man-sik Jeong, Hong-pa Kim, Yoo-Bin Sung, Ren Ohsugi, Jung Suk Won
Director: Hoon-jung Park
Colonia / The Colony (2015)
Drama | History | Romance | Thriller
Set in 1973, a young couple become entangled in a Chilean military coup at a time when there is much protest on the streets against General Augusto Pinochet. When Daniel is abducted by Pinochet's secret police DINA, Lena tries to find and save her husband. She tracks him to a sealed-off village called "Colonia Dignidad", which presents itself as a charitable mission run by a lay preacher, Paul Schäfer, but is in fact a place from which no one has ever escaped.
Starring: Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist, Richenda Carey, Vicky Krieps
Director: Florian Gallenberger
The Flowers of War / Jin ling shi san chai (2011)
Drama | History | Romance | War
A story of love and war – and a band of outcasts who emerge as unlikely heroes from the shadows of a city's occupation. At once lyrical and visceral, in the apocalyptic world of Nanjing in 1937, a vibrant human story about the invisible people of the city and a series of unexpected relationships that lead to a resonant act of sacrifice.
Starring: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Tianyuan Huang, Atsuro Watabe, Dawei Tong, Paul Schneider
Director: Yimou Zhang
Queen of the Desert (2015)
Biography | Drama | History
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, James Franco, Damian Lewis
Director: Werner Herzog
