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The Look of Silence
The Look of Silence (2014)
, 1h30
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Joshua Oppenheimer
Origin Danemark
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about racism, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Joshua Oppenheimer

A middle-aged Indonesian man, whose brother was brutally murdered in the 1965 purge of "communists," confronts the men who carried out the killings. Out of concern for his safety, the man is not fully identified in the film and is credited only as "anonymous," as are many of the film's crew positions. Some shots consist of the man watching (what seems to be) extra footage from The Act of Killing, which includes video of the men who killed his brother. He visits some of the killers and their collaborators—including his uncle—under the pretense of an eye exam. Although none of the killers express any remorse, the daughter of one of them is clearly shaken when she hears, apparently for the first time, the details of the killings.
War and Peace
War and Peace (1968)

Directed by Serge Bondartchouk
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Serge Bondartchouk, Lioudmila Savelieva, Viatcheslav Tikhonov, Aleksandr Borisov, Oleg Tabakov, Nonna Mordioukova

Andrei Bolkonsky In St. Petersburg of 1805, Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a rich nobleman, is introduced to high society. His friend, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, joins the Imperial Russian Army as aide-de-camp of General Mikhail Kutuzov in the War of the Third Coalition against Napoleon. As Pierre's father recognizes him, he attracts the attention of Hélène Kuragin and marries her, only to discover she is unfaithful to him. Bolkonsky takes part in the failed campaign in Austria, where he witnesses the Battle of Schöngrabern and the Battle of Austerlitz. The prince is badly wounded and is mistaken for dead. His wife dies at childbirth. Bolkonsky returns to his home and meets Natasha Rostova, the young daughter of a count.
The Other Dream Team
The Other Dream Team (2012)

Origin Lituanie
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Sports films, Basketball films, Documentary films about sports
Actors Dan Majerle

Le film traite de l'incroyable histoire de l'équipe nationale de basketball de Lituanie qui réussit à déjouer l'étreinte communiste pour participer aux Jeux olympiques de l'été 1992 à Barcelone.
Punjab 1984
Punjab 1984 (2014)
, 2h37
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Actors Diljit Dosanjh, Kiron Kher, Pavan Malhotra, Sonam Bajwa, Rana Ranbir, Arun Bali

During the 1980s, while Punjab is severely wounded by the actions of separatists and repression that follows, Shivjeet Mann Singh, a young Sikh, was arrested without reason, beaten and tortured by police. Revolted by so much injustice, he joins the activists who struggle for the creation of Khalistan, the homeland of the Sikhs.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1934)
, 4h40
Directed by Raymond Bernard
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Harry Baur, Charles Vanel, Charles Dullin, Florelle, Josseline Gaël, Orane Demazis

Jean Valjean is an ex-convict struggling to redeem himself, but his attempts are continually ruined by the intrusion of Javert into his life. Javert is a cruel, ruthless police inspector who has dedicated his life to pursuing Valjean, whose only crime was stealing a loaf of bread, for which he gets 5 years in jail. And then he serves an additional 14 years for a handful of escape attempts.
The Lost Letter
The Lost Letter (1972)
, 1h10
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Historical
Actors Ivan Mykolaichuk

Cossack Vasyl (Ivan Mykolaichuk) prepares himself for a mounted voyage to Peterburg, the capital of the Russian Empire. Vasyl carries a hramota (sealed official document) given to him by the hetman through his secretary, Pereverny-kruchenko, that is rumored to cost ten Poods of gold. Vasyl's wife sews the hramota into his hat and his father (Vasyl Symchych) gives him magic tobacco to repel evil and an advice to find a good co-journeyman.
The Awakening Land
The Awakening Land (1978)
, 7h
Directed by Boris Sagal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Elizabeth Montgomery, Hal Holbrook, Jane Seymour, William H. Macy, Steven Keats, Bert Remsen

The storyline follows the struggle of Sayward Luckett (Montgomery) after she travels to the unsettled Ohio Valley frontier from post-revolutionary Pennsylvania. She and her family carve out a homestead in the forest, and a community with other settlers. The series follows Sayward from a young single woman, left with three sisters to raise after their mother dies and their father abandons the family, to a married woman who has her own family of seven. Her faithful devotion to her family is recounted against the day-to-day struggle for survival.
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
, 2h43
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Giovanni Ribisi

On the morning of June 6, 1944, the beginning of the Normandy Invasion, American soldiers prepare to land on Omaha Beach. They suffer heavily from their struggle against German infantry, machine gun nests, and artillery fire. Captain John H. Miller, a company commander of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, survives the initial landing and assembles a group of his Rangers to penetrate the German defenses, leading to a breakout from the beach. In Washington, D.C, at the U.S. War Department, General George Marshall is informed that three of the four brothers of the Ryan family were killed in action and that their mother is to receive all three telegrams in the same day. He learns that the fourth son, Private First Class James Francis Ryan, is a paratrooper and is missing in action somewhere in Normandy. Marshall, after reading Abraham Lincoln's Bixby letter, orders that Ryan must be found and sent home immediately.
The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama
The Epic of Cheikh Bouamama (1985)
, 2h58
Origin Algerie
Genres War, Biography, Action, Historical
Actors Robert Bazil, Pierre Fromont, Alain Janey, Talbi Nadia, Jacques Bouanich, Laurent Claret

L'histoire du film tourne autour de l'épopée de Cheikh Bouamama, un leader de la résistance nationale en Algérie à l'époque coloniale française. Les événements se déroulent dans le sud-ouest du pays. Le film raconte aussi différentes étapes de la résistance, notamment l'un des soulèvements du peuple algérien, à savoir la « bataille des fils de Sidi Sheikh Bouamama », dans laquelle le général français Leuti a été désigné pour tenter de réprimer et de mettre fin à cette résistance.