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Heidi in the City
6.8

Heidi in the City

1977

Heidi leaves her beloved Alm and moves to Frankfurt, where she finds a new good friend in Clara. Aunt Dete wants Heidi to leave her grandfather on the mountain pasture and go with her to Frankfurt, where she is supposed to live with the Sesemann family and keep their paralyzed daughter Clara company. In this way, Heidi would enjoy an excellent upbringing and grow up with one of the richest families in Frankfurt. Aunt Dete sees a bright future for Heidi in the city. However, this idea is not met with enthusiasm by Heidi and her grandfather, Peter and his grandmother are also very reluctant to let Heidi go. After much persuasion and many promises from Aunt Dete, Heidi finally leaves her beloved mountain world with a heavy heart and travels to Frankfurt.

Home on the Range
9.0

Home on the Range

1940

A cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He follows the rabbit deep into the woods. Neither of them notices the wolf following.

Eran cabrones los secuestradores
5.0

Eran cabrones los secuestradores

2003

Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun
10.0

Jean Sénac, The Blacksmith of the Sun

2003

By ending the life of Jean Senac on August 30, 1973 in Algiers, his assassins believed they would silence him forever. They were wrong since his voice is a little louder every day. Witnesses to these craze: the publication of the complete works of this great poet, the countless conferences and radio broadcasts devoted to him and finally the production of films such as "Jean Sénac, the blacksmith of the sun". The moving and overwhelming testimonies of those who knew him, the unpublished film archives, the generous voice of the poet on the radio, the discovery of his travels in the territories of poetry and politics make this film a precious document on the life of Jean Senac.

Papá Iván
6.0

Papá Iván

2004

Dad Iván, is the testimony of the daughter of a Montonero guerilla leader that died during combat: Iván Roqué, the Iván in the title and father of the director. The documentary exposes in a moving way the difficult relationship between a daughter and her heroic, mythified father. At the same time it also becomes not only the reflection of a daughter but of an entire generation, about the feelings of abandoment, abscense, the tragedy, the exile and death. Feelings, ideas, dreams and facts are confronted. Tears are shed as much as admiration is expressed for the father, he is questioned as strongly as he is veneered.

Auferstanden aus Platinen - Die Heimcomputerszene in der DDR
8.0

Auferstanden aus Platinen - Die Heimcomputerszene in der DDR

2019

Organchik
4.4

Organchik

1933

Visionary satire by Nikolai Khodataev.

What Ho, She Bumps
6.0

What Ho, She Bumps

1937

The H.M.S. Hopeless engages in a pirate ship battle and becomes the H.M.S. Hopeful.

The Revamping of Dracula
5.0

The Revamping of Dracula

2004

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Dracula" (1979).

Now or Never!
2.1

Now or Never!

2024

On March 15, 1848, a young firebrand poet, Sándor Petöfi ignites the Hungarian Revolution with his passionate 'National Song', prompting the Austrians to dispatch a ruthless secret agent to assassinate him and suppress the uprising.

Geochilmaru
4.8

Geochilmaru

2005

Eight martial arts masters trained in a variety of different fighting styles are summoned to the mountains for a fierce competition.

Lei Feng
5.0

Lei Feng

1965

Lei Feng (December 18, 1940 – August 15, 1962) was a soldier of the People's Liberation Army in the People's Republic of China. After his death, Lei was characterised as a selfless and modest person who was devoted to the Communist Party, Chairman Mao Zedong, and the people of China. In the posthumous "Learn from Comrade Lei Feng" campaign, initiated by Mao in 1963, Lei became the symbol of nationwide propaganda; the youth of the country were encouraged to follow his example. After Mao's death, Lei Feng remained a cultural icon symbolizing selflessness, modesty, and dedication; his name entered daily speech and his imagery appeared on t-shirts and memorabilia.

The Prodigal Father
6.7

The Prodigal Father

1974

This film is about the changes in the countryside happening in Romania around 1945, when am agrarian reform happens.

First Contact
6.5

First Contact

1982

First Contact is a 1983 documentary by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson which recounts the discovery of a flourishing native population in the interior highlands of New Guinea in 1930 in what had been thought to be an uninhabited area. It is based on the book of the same name by the same authors. Inhabitants of the region and surviving members of the Leahy brothers' gold prospecting party recount their astonishment at this unforeseen meeting. The film includes still photographs taken by a member of the expedition and contemporary footage of the island's terrain. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The Reeds
4.0

The Reeds

2023

Set in a village in Anatolia at the foothills of the mountains, portraying the story of the resistance of a young man, Ali, against the domination of landlords and local gangs, striving to win back his wife’s love and affection.

Compulsion
6.7

Compulsion

2018

A love triangle set in the heart of Mexico City where an impulsive egocentric TV producer, an ambitious neuroscientist, and a police detective desire love, and look for it in all the wrong places.

Uli the Tenant
5.5

Uli the Tenant

1955

Uli has been the tenant of the "Glunggen-farm" for two years. His wife Vreneli gave him two children and the couple is happy. But this year, the harvest looks bad and his landlord calls in the rent, as the old man urgently needs money to satisfy the demands of his son and stepson. Desperate to make ends meet, Uli fraudulently sells a cow knowing that she does not produce any milk. He is pursued in court but is acquitted. But then, the buyer curses him... and disaster promptly strikes.

Mega Mindy - Het Olijf Misdrijf
4.0

Mega Mindy - Het Olijf Misdrijf

2007