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The Colonel’s Stray Dogs
7.1

The Colonel’s Stray Dogs

In 1981, seven Libyan exiles formed the core opposition group to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Thirty years later, they are back to their country only ...
“Lord and Master”
4.8

“Lord and Master”

Jan. 30, 1944

“Lord and Master”

The adventure film “Lord and Highness” (1944) directed by Jorma Nortimo and by Tapio Vilponen is based on the novel by Simo Penttilä. ...
Colonia
7.1

Colonia

Feb. 12, 2016

Colonia

A young woman’s desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped ...
Kóblic
6.4

Kóblic

Apr. 14, 2016

Kóblic

Tomás Kóblic, a former pilot and captain of the Argentinian Navy, disobeys an order and becomes a fugitive in order to survive. He chooses to ...
Beast
7

Beast

Feb. 25, 2022

Beast

Chile, 1975. Against the backdrop of Augusto Pinochet’s authoritarian military government, we probe into the sad life of a cold, blankly ...
Juan: As If Nothing Ever Happened
8.6

Juan: As If Nothing Ever Happened

Inquires about the disappearance of the student Juan Herman in the city of Bariloche, Argentina during the last military dictatorship. Release: ...
Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell
7

Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell

A historical review of the military dictatorship in Brazil only trough images and sounds from films that belong to the pornochanchada genre, a ...
Túnel de los huesos
6.1

Túnel de los huesos

Jun. 16, 2011

Túnel de los huesos

The spectacular escape of seven prisoners from the prison of Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires in 1991. The inmates dug a tunnel from the prison ...
Days of ’36
6.9

Days of ’36

Sep. 30, 1972

Days of ’36

The assassin of a prominent trade unionist takes a conservative MP hostage and the government prevaricates over tactics so as not to alienate ...
Garage Olimpo
7.4

Garage Olimpo

May. 16, 1999

Garage Olimpo

A beautiful Argentine activist receives preferential treatment from a man supposed to torture her. Release: Garage Olimpo 1999 DVDRip ...
Heart and Guts
7

Heart and Guts

Nov. 09, 1982

Heart and Guts

Financial and administrative problems in a religious school for girls force the Government to interfere. While waiting in the conference hall to ...
Two Autumns in Paris
7.9

Two Autumns in Paris

Sep. 03, 2021

Two Autumns in Paris

Two Autumns in Paris tells the love story of Maria Teresa and Antonio when they were young. Many years later the love story happened, it’s ...
Safe Passage
6.4

Safe Passage

Apr. 08, 2015

Safe Passage

Mario must go urgently to see Miguel, his father, since he was hospitalized for a serious neuronal disease. Miguel’s brain now lives ...
Ten Years Thailand
6.1

Ten Years Thailand

May. 08, 2018

Ten Years Thailand

A collection of short films by five Thai directors imagining their country ten years into the future. Release: Ten Years Thailand (2018) [BLURAY] ...
Trago Comigo
7.2

Trago Comigo

Jun. 16, 2016

Trago Comigo

Telmo is a retired theater director that realizes he doesn’t remember the time he spent kept in jail during the military dictatorship in ...
The Lady
7.1

The Lady

Nov. 30, 2011

The Lady

The film is about the life of Aung San Suu Kyi (Yeoh) who spent more than a decade under house arrest. David Thewlis portrays Suu Kyi’s ...
Adriana’s Pact
7.6

Adriana’s Pact

Oct. 05, 2017

Adriana’s Pact

Lissette’s favorite aunt, Adriana, settled in Australia, is arrested in 2007 while is visiting her family in Chile and accused of having ...
Chile: Obstinate Memory
7.8

Chile: Obstinate Memory

Feb. 25, 1997

Chile: Obstinate Memory

After decades of fascist rule in Chile, Patricio Guzman returns to his country to screen his documentary, Battle of Chile, which until the time ...
1987: When the Day Comes
7.8

1987: When the Day Comes

Dec. 27, 2017

1987: When the Day Comes

In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of ...