Adventurer, pilgrim, penitent but above all outstanding writer, Fernão Mendes Pinto left us an unparalleled romance, the living and human palpitation of one of the greatest historical adventures of man. Director : João Botelho Cast : António Durães|Catarina Wallenstein|Cláudio da Silva|Dinarte Branco|Filipe Vargas|Jani Zhao|José Mora Ramos|Luís Lima Barreto|Maya Booth|Rui Morrison Genre : Adventure|Drama|History Release DateContinue reading “Pilgrimage – 2017”
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Secrets of China’s Forbidden City – 2017
With unique access to the Forbidden City, this documentary reveals the spectacular history of the world’s largest palace, and the secrets of its astonishing design Director : Cast : Genre : Documentary|History Release Date : 7/9/2017 Country :
Larco Ave.: The Movie – 2017
Based on a theater musical, this movie is set in the city of Lima, Peru during the end of the 80’s. The plot is about a group of youngsters from Lima who are participating in a contest for the best new Peruvian rock band. All these while they have to deal with the worst economicContinue reading “Larco Ave.: The Movie – 2017”
Mad to Be Normal – 2017
The story of Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London in the 1960s. Director : Naomi Marvelly|Robert Mullan Cast : Adam Paul Harvey|David Bamber|David Tennant|Elisabeth Moss|Freddie Thorp|Gabriel Byrne|Michael Gambon|Olivia Poulet|Sam Booth|Trevor White Genre : Drama|History Release Date : 4/6/2017 Country : United Kingdom
The Summer of Love – 2017
In 1967 an expressive, colourful musical force painted a backdrop of social change, fashion, love, turmoil and war. The world remembers the Summer of Love in 1967 as one of those moments when a unique and creative explosion of music and popular culture arrived in the UK and USA. Director : Lyndy Saville Cast :Continue reading “The Summer of Love – 2017”
Goodbye Christopher Robin – 2017
The behind the scenes story of the life of A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin. Director : San Davey|Simon Curtis Cast : Alex Lawther|Domhnall Gleeson|Geraldine Somerville|Kelly Macdonald|Margot Robbie|Nico Mirallegro|Phoebe Waller-Bridge|Richard McCabe|Stephen Campbell Moore|Will Tilston Genre : Family|History Release Date : 9/29/2017 Country : UnitedContinue reading “Goodbye Christopher Robin – 2017”
Who Killed Tupac? – 2017
“Who Killed Tupac?” is a six-hour limited series, focusing on the investigation, twenty years after the death of the prolific and influential rapper and actor, Tupac Shakur. Each installment of this investigative series will include aspects from the legendary artist’s life as well as follow famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump as he conducts aContinue reading “Who Killed Tupac? – 2017”
Our Time Will Come – 2017
In the 1940s, school teacher Fang Lan becomes embroiled with the resistance efforts of local guerilla group Dongjiang during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. Fang is recruited by one of the resistance group’s captain Blackie Lau after assisting the group with a rescue mission of novelist Mao Dun. Fang’s mother volunteers to take herContinue reading “Our Time Will Come – 2017”
Tokyo Phoenix – 2017
In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombings in 1945— followed by a spectacular rebirth, Tokyo, the old city of Edo, has become the largest and most futuristic capital in the world in a transformation process fueled by the exceptional resilience of its inhabitants, and nourished byContinue reading “Tokyo Phoenix – 2017”
Americans Underground: Secret City of WWI – 2017
An amazing discovery has been made beneath a farm field in Northern France: a vast underground city where World War I soldiers, on both sides of the conflict, took refuge a century ago. Even more remarkable, it is one of hundreds of buried havens set up close to a 45-mile stretch of the Western Front.Continue reading “Americans Underground: Secret City of WWI – 2017”