Based on the first book of the Bible, Genesis is a sweeping and poetic look at the beginning of man’s relationship with God. While Jochebed (Venus Monique) hides in a shelter to protect her son from being murdered, she tells him the story of her people over the course of a dangerous night. This filmContinue reading “The Book of Genesis – 2016”
Tag Archives: History
Pawo – 2016
Director : Marvin Litwak|Sonam Tseten Cast : Gen Karma Sonam|Gen Mingyur Dorjee|Lhakpa Tsering|Rinchen Palzom|Shavo Dorjee|Tashi Choadon|Tenzin Gyaltsen|Tenzin Jamyang|Tsering Dawa|Tsering Dolker Genre : Drama|History Release Date : 4/11/2016 Country : Germany
Spirits’ Homecoming – 2016
Two Korean girls, Jung-Min (14) and Young-hee (15) are kidnapped by the Japanese Imperial Army and taken to a ‘Comfort Station’ in China. There, they join other kidnapped girls in serving Japanese soldiers as sexual slaves known as ‘Comfort Women’. Decades later, an elderly lady attempts to reunite with the spirit of her lost friend.Continue reading “Spirits’ Homecoming – 2016”
Hacksaw Ridge – 2016
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Director : Jo Weeks|Mel Gibson|P.J. Voeten|Sophie Fabbri-Jackson Cast : Andrew Garfield|Hugo Weaving|Luke Bracey|Luke Pegler|Rachel Griffiths|Richard Roxburgh|Ryan Corr|Sam Worthington|Teresa Palmer|Vince Vaughn GenreContinue reading “Hacksaw Ridge – 2016”
Finding Oscar – 2016
FINDING OSCAR is a feature length documentary about the search for justice in the devastating case of the Dos Erres massacre in Guatemala. That search leads to the trail of two little boys who were plucked from a nightmare and offer the only living evidence that ties the Guatemalan government to the massacre. Director :Continue reading “Finding Oscar – 2016”
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery – 2016
Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro is considered to be one of the most influential proponents in the struggle against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines during the late nineteenth century. Today, he is still celebrated as the father of the Philippine Revolution. Director : Karenina Haniel|Lav Diaz Cast : Alessandra de Rossi|Angel Aquino|Bernardo Bernardo|Cherie Gil|HazelContinue reading “A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery – 2016”
Talking to the Air: The Horses of the Last Forbidden Kingdom – 2016
The world’s most magnificent horsemen face an unsure future in one of the planet’s last great equine cultures. The Tibetan Buddhist region of Mustang in the High Himalaya is the Last Forbidden Kingdom and their unique heritage and remarkable spiritual bond with the horse is under threat. In a land where a man’s wealth canContinue reading “Talking to the Air: The Horses of the Last Forbidden Kingdom – 2016”
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi – 2016
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos. Director : Michael Bay|Silke Engelhardt Cast : Alexia Barlier|David Denman|Dominic Fumusa|Freddie Stroma|James Badge Dale|John Krasinski|Matt Letscher|Max Martini|Pablo Schreiber|Toby Stephens Genre : Action|Drama|History|Thriller|War Release Date : 1/13/2016 Country : Malta
Hannah: Buddhism’s Untold Journey – 2016
‘Hannah’ tells the story of Buddhist pioneer Hannah Nydahl and her life bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West. From her idealistic roots in 1960’s Copenhagen to the hippie trail in Nepal, Hannah and her husband Ole became two of the first Western students of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa – the first consciously reincarnated lamaContinue reading “Hannah: Buddhism’s Untold Journey – 2016”
The Liberators – 2016
Medieval art treasures seized by the Nazis go missing at the end of World War II. Were they destroyed in the chaos of the final battles? Or were these thousand-year-old masterpieces stolen by advancing American troops? For over forty years, the mystery remained unsolved. A true detective story, “The Liberators” follows a dogged German artContinue reading “The Liberators – 2016”