Movie List for "history"

A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half-brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk. Year 1974.

Claude Lanzmann’s epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses – perpetrators as well as survivors. Year 1985.

A historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan, where a young man is destined to unite the country’s three warring tribes. Year 2005.

St. Petersburg, mid 19th century: the indolent, middle-aged Oblomov. He sleeps much of the day. His boyhood companion, Stoltz, now an energetic and successful businessman, adds Oblomov to his circle and introduces him to Olga. Year 1980.

A prison is about to be evacuated to make room for an airport expansion project. Major Jahed and his officers are busy transferring all inmates to the new facility, but one inmate is missing. Year 2019.

A dramatization of the Battle of Isandlwana, where the British Army met its match against the Zulu nation. Year 1979.

Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of collaboration. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces impossible moral choice. Year 2012.

The movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamololmolk, and his relationship with various kings. Year 1984.

Trying to keep lead in the Space Race, the Soviet Union is preparing two cosmonauts for the first spacewalk. Year 2017.

The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong. Year 2015.

N/A Year 1948.

In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated “Messiah”, a girl is born to Imran and Anna. The latter names her … Year 1997.

The story is about the terrorism of People’s Mujahedin of Iran group in 1981. After the dismissal of president Bani-Sadr by the Iranian parliament the tensions became high. The terrorist groups began to Assassinate Iranian’s official Year 2017.

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and to locate their mentor. Year 1971.

The story of General Romeo Dallaire’s frustrated efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors. Year 2007.

The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev. Year 1966.