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Blood of the Losers – 2008

Frost/Nixon – 2008

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intendingContinue reading “Frost/Nixon – 2008”

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Story about Metropolitan of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Andrey Sheptytsky who opposed repressive totalitarian regimes of Stalin and Hitler and chose the path of service to God and people. Director : Oles Yanchuk Cast : Fedir Strigun|Oksana Voronina|Oleg Drach|Oles Yanchuk|Serhii Romaniuk|Taras Postnikov|Yaroslav Muka|Yevgen Nishchuk Genre : Drama|History Release Date : 2008-09-04

Passchendaele – 2008

Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The “Fighting Tenth” with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for highest number of individual bravery awards for a single battle Director : Francis Damberger|Paul Gross Cast : Adam J. Harrington|Caroline Dhavernas|David LeReaney|Gil Bellows|JamesContinue reading “Passchendaele – 2008”

Max Manus: Man of War – 2008

Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (191496), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945. Director : Espen Sandberg|JoachimContinue reading “Max Manus: Man of War – 2008”

Haber – 2008

At the brink of World War I, Fritz Shimon Haber was Germany’s greatest chemist. Haber’s Nobel prize-winning synthetic fertilizers saved world’s population from mass starvation. But as World War I broke out killing millions of German soldiers, the desperate German forces asks Shimon Haber to provide the army with new kind of weapon. Haber hasContinue reading “Haber – 2008”

120 – 2008

During the Sarikamis Battle, the Ottoman army runs out of ammunition and appeals to the people of Van for help, who happen to have supplies. However, the First World War is on and all men are fighting at four corners of the empire and therefore can not respond to to the appeal. The young childrenContinue reading “120 – 2008”

Les Secrets révélés de la Bible – 2008

Director : Cast : Genre : Documentary|History Release Date : 2008-01-01

The Bridge – 2008

A group of German boys is ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of enthusiasm for the “blood and honor” Nazi ideology, stay to defend the useless bridge.Continue reading “The Bridge – 2008”

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills – 2008

Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into after her former husband passed away. One day as she tries to brake off a branchContinue reading “Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills – 2008”