This film speaks of archaic peoples, their customs and mores, in an attempt to make the last snapshots of their traditional lifestyles before they are gone for good. Director : Sergey Yastrzhembsky Cast : Lambert Wilson Genre : Documentary|History Release Date : 1/4/2012 Country : Russia
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Augustine – 2012
Set in Belle Époque France, the story follows nineteen-year-old “hysteria” patient Augustine, the star of Professor Charcot’s experiments in hypnosis, as she transitions from object of study to object of desire. Director : Alice Winocour Cast : Chiara Mastroianni|Grégoire Colin|Olivier Rabourdin|Roxane Duran|Soko|Sophie Cattani|Vincent Lindon Genre : Drama|History Release Date : 11/7/2012 Country : France
Something From Nothing: A Conversation with Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss – 2012
Join critically-acclaimed author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and world-renowned theoretical physicist and author Lawrence Krauss as they discuss biology, cosmology, religion, and a host of other topics. Director : Gus Holwerda Cast : Lawrence Krauss|Richard Dawkins Genre : Documentary|History Release Date : 4/12/2012 Country :
The Battle of Näsilinna 1918 – 2012
Depicting the Finnish Civil War from the White army’s point of view. Lieutenant Melin’s soldiers mission is to penetrate the heart of the city and overtake the Nasilinna Palace from the Reds. Director : Claes Olsson Cast : Anton Häggblom|Fredrik Westblom|Markus Wilson|Mattias Asplund|Mike Nordlund|Nicke Lignell|Petter Kevin|Thomas Holm|Willhelm Grotenfelt Genre : Drama|History|War Release Date : 3/23/2012Continue reading “The Battle of Näsilinna 1918 – 2012”
Dream Team 1935 – 2012
A story about the Latvian basketball team, which won the first-ever European Championships in 1935 and its enthusiastic head coach Valdemars Baumanis. Director : Aigars Grauba Cast : Andris Bulis|Artūrs Putniņš|Gints Andžāns|Inga Alsiņa|Jānis Amanis|Jānis Vimba|Mārcis Maņjakovs|Mārtiņš Počs|Miķelis Žideļūns|Vilis Daudziņš Genre : Comedy|Drama|History Release Date : 11/16/2012 Country : Latvia
Emperor – 2012
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. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S. Director : Kristin Witcombe|Peter Webber Cast : Colin Moy|Eriko Hatsune|Isao Natsuyagi|KaoriContinue reading “Emperor – 2012”
Rommel – 2012
The story of the final seven months in the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Director : Niki Stein Cast : Aglaia Szyszkowitz|Benjamin Sadler|Hanns Zischler|Johannes Silberschneider|Maximilian von Pufendorf|Robert Schupp|Thomas Thieme|Tim Bergmann|Ulrich Tukur|Vicky Krieps Genre : Action|Drama|History|War Release Date : 11/1/2012 Country : Germany
The Horde – 2012
It is the word “horde” that had meant, for many countries and nations, bloody raids and being under humilating contribution for centuries – a strange and scary world with its own rules and customs. To be or not to be for Rus (Ruthenia), that is the price of the one-man mission as he is departingContinue reading “The Horde – 2012”
Grand Kankakee Marsh: Everglades of the North – 2012
Less than a century ago, there was an area in the Midwest that resembled the swamplands of Florida’s Everglades. Sometimes called the “Everglades of the North”, The Grand Kankakee Marsh once saturated nearly a million acres in Northern Indiana and a portion of Illinois. Everglades of the North: The Story of the Grand Kankakee Marsh,Continue reading “Grand Kankakee Marsh: Everglades of the North – 2012”
I Am The King – 2012
The movie depicts the three months before Choong-nyung (the future Sejong the Great) becomes king. The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which follows the history of the Joseon Dynasty between 1413 and 1865, leaves out records of this crucial period. While future generations would come to know him as King Sejong, the legendary figure whoContinue reading “I Am The King – 2012”