Set in the 1800s when Napoleon’s French ruled Europe, the film follows young Austrian carpenter Franz and his Bavarian wife, Katharina as an unforeseen event forces them to flee from Augsburg, Bavaria for Franz’s family home in Tyrol, Austria. Tyrolian sentiment is rising strongly against Napoleon and trouble is stirring. In no time it sweepsContinue reading “The Holy Land of Tyrol – 2010”
Category Archives: War
Amigo – 2010
Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael’s brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with theContinue reading “Amigo – 2010”
8 – 2010
In the depths of a snowy forest in an unknown wartime, two soldiers from opposing armies try to outwit each other in a perilous game of cat and mouse – until they find themselves outplayed by destiny. Director : Acim Vasic|Georges Perrinjaquet|Sandy Schmid|Sophie Berney Cast : Guillaume Tavi|Nicky Naudé Genre : War Release Date :Continue reading “8 – 2010”
Connected by Time – 2010
An unbelievable story about love which survived the horrors of WWII and a time abyss of 67 years. Director : Aleksei Kolmogorov Cast : Aleksey Serebryakov|Ekaterina Vilkova|Galina Polskikh|Markus Kunze|Nelli Pshyonnaya|Svetlana Ivanova Genre : Drama|Romance|War Release Date : 11/18/2010 Country : Russia
71: Into the Fire – 2010
A civil war broke out in the 1950s between North and South Korea which changed the country forever. 71: Into the Fire centers on the struggles of 71 student soldiers who fought through the Korean War. Using real people and events based on the opening moves of the Battle of P’ohang-dong, the film exposes theContinue reading “71: Into the Fire – 2010”
The Battle of Britain – 2010
Seventy years on, brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor take viewers through the key moments of the Battle of Britain, when ‘the few’ of the RAF faced the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. As they fly historic planes, meet the veterans, explore the tactics and technology, Colin and Ewan discover the importance of the Battle andContinue reading “The Battle of Britain – 2010”
Joe Maddison’s War – 2010
Newcastle, 1939. Shipyard worker Joe feels emasculated and past his prime; too old to serve in the war, and he’s shocked when his wife leaves him for a younger naval officer. Needing a new challenge, Joe and his friend Harry reluctantly volunteer to join the Home Guard. Director : Patrick Collerton Cast : Angela Lonsdale|DerekContinue reading “Joe Maddison’s War – 2010”
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus – 2010
Epic film about WWII, a sequel to Utomlyonnye solntsem (1994). Evil Stalin is terrorizing people of Russia while the Nazis are advancing. Russian officer Kotov, who miraculously survived the death sentence in Stalin’s Purge, is now fighting in the front-lines. His daughter, Nadia, who survived a rape attempt by Nazi soldiers, is now a nurseContinue reading “Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus – 2010”
A Screaming Man – 2010
Present-day Chad. Adam, sixty something, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N’Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Terribly resentful, he feels socially humiliated. The country is in the throes of a civil war.Continue reading “A Screaming Man – 2010”
Henri 4 – 2010
A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France’s beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier’s epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one with more than a little bloodshed and frequent bawdy sexual interludes. In late 16th-century France, Catholics and ProtestantContinue reading “Henri 4 – 2010”