Paris, July 14, 1789. The kingdom has been in crisis for several months, and the city is buzzing with unrest. Citizens are angry and have had enough of inequality, unemployment and hunger. Armed with axes, hay thieves, knives and rifles, they storm the Bastille fortress. Join us for the crazy day in the streets of Paris, which has become a symbol of the French Republic.
The legendary Sedin plant was founded in 1911 in Russian Empire, in the city of Krasnodar (Ekaterinodar). The film shows the struggle of workers (rallies, pickets, strikes) for the future of the Sedin Plant and for their rights.
The sinking of the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania off the Irish coast on May 7, 1915.
While the Roman Empire declines, the testimonies of those who spread the word of Christianity throughout western civilization are here relived. Historical events are also depicted, such as the war between the Franks of Charles Martel and the Muslims, as well as the deeds of Popes, Princes and even Charlemagne! Based on same title TV series.
A happy family in the suburbs of London enjoy an afternoon around the kitchen table when a knock is heard at the front door. A government official wants the family's help to assist a homeless family - but are they after more? The film puts on view the tragic fallouts of the Balfour Declaration (1917), in which the British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour signalled the go-ahead for the establishment of a Jewish State in Palestine.
The story of Oliver Cromwell's head is perhaps the most bizarre, yet least well known, of all tales from English history. From regal burial to exhumation and decapitation, this relic of our only non-royal ruler has travelled a most peculiar path. It has been a gruesome warning to traitors, a secret prize for a soldier, an attraction at an 18th-century peep show, and an object of veneration and derision until it was finally laid to rest in a secret ceremony. CROMWELL'S HEAD, is a one-hour documentary, telling the full story of this extraordinary artifact. CROMWELL'S HEAD unravels a mystery and brings to light a variety of strange tales. By looking at the passions, public and private, aroused by Cromwell and his head, it illuminates how British attitudes to monarchy, democracy and radicalism were formed - and how they have changed, since our civil war over 350 years ago
Documentary seeks to answer why the majority of the German people were so willing to follow Hitler, even as he led them into war.
From Runes to Ruins is the first ever documentary film about Anglo-Saxon paganism. All over Britain there are people whose lives are influenced by the largely forgotten culture of the Anglo-Saxon barbarians who founded England. Thomas Rowsell reveals a forgotten aspect of English history that many are oblivious to, by uncovering paganism in runes and ruins.
After years of serving in the army and drifting across the Amazon, Loeti yearns to go back to his land, to find his roots, and be amongst his people, the Aluku, the first Maroons of French Guiana and Suriname. One night, due to a crackdown on illegal gold mining, Loeti is forced to flee the site where he is working. Lost in the Amazon forest, he must use what is left of his childhood knowledge of the forest, to find his way back and combat the many deadly perils that lurk with every step. He is guided by the spirits, the animals, a compass, and his prayers. An intense reunion confronts Loeti with a changing world where old traditions and values are both challenged and influenced by the invading modern world. Loeti must deal with his past and grapple with what remains of the Aluku's ancient African customs by immersing himself in their magical world.
Louisiana, United States, 1977. The county historian makes a stunning discovery public: the islanders of St. Bernard Parish, who have their own language and unusual customs, are descended from 18th century Spanish emigrants from the Canary Islands.
This documentary tells the true-life story of Oggi Tomic, born in Sarajevo but now living in Cambridge. He co-rote and co-directed the film. He was born in 1985 with water on the brain and given only months to live, abandoned by his mother and brought up in a series of Bosnian orphanages during the bitter Yugoslav civil wars. Finally as a teenager he made his way to the UK and a new life. In 2012 he returned to meet his long-lost biological family - and had to grapple with the fact that they are Serbs, and that some of them were among the enemy army that shelled and sniped at during the 1,300 days of the siege of Sarajevo which began 20 years ago
Taking racing fans back to the dawning of the age of America's dominance in the global motocross arena, this long-buried film from director Charles Bush documents the 1975 American Motocross Association's 500cc Nation Series. It came down to five riders -- Jim Weinert, Steve Stackable, Pierre Karsmakers, Billy Grossi and Kent Howerton -- in what became known as the Battle of New Orleans, a legendary moment in motocross history.
In this documentary, historians, politicians and actors (including Danny Glover and Sissy Spacek) try to illuminate the quixotic nature of founding father Thomas Jefferson, focusing on his views about slavery and rumored affair with his slave Sally Hemmings. Though many consider Jefferson America's most influential political logician, his life was a series of paradoxes. Edward Herrmann is featured as the voice of the conflicted aristocrat. [netflix]
An early history of the UK anarcho-punk movement told by some of the most influential performers including interviews and performances with bands such as Crass, Conflict, Subhumans, Liberty, Toxic Waste,Chumbawamba, Sacrilege & many more.
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