William Wallace és un rebel escocès que lidera una revolta contra el cruel rei anglès Edward Longshanks, que desitja heretar la corona d'Escòcia. Quan era un nen, el pare i el germà de William Wallace, juntament amb molts altres, van perdre la vida intentant alliberar Escòcia. Quan ja és un home, i perd la seva núvia, Wallace comença la llarga lluita per fer Escòcia lliure d'una vegada per totes, amb l'ajut de Robert Bruce.
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Nelson Mandela arriba a la presidència de Sud-àfrica i decreta l'abolició de l'apartheid. El seu objectiu va ser dur a terme una política de reconciliació entre la majoria negra i la minoria blanca. L'any 1995 es va celebrar a Sud-àfrica la Copa Mundial de Rugby, fet que va ser usat per Mandela pel construir la unitat nacional.
Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). El 1916, a França, el general Boulard ordena la conquesta d'una posició alemanya inexpugnable i encarrega aquesta missió a l'ambiciós general Mireau. L'encarregat de dirigir l'atac serà el coronel Dax. La presa del turó resulta un infern, i el regiment emprèn la retirada cap a les trinxeres. L'alt comandament militar, irritat per la derrota, decideix imposar al regiment un terrible càstig que serveixi d'exemple als altres soldats.
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Anys 70. Relat biogràfic sobre Frank Serpico, un policia íntegre, de principis incorruptibles que, a diferència dels seus col·legues, mai no es va deixar subornar i, precisament per això, sempre va tenir problemes amb els seus companys de professió i es va veure exposat a situacions molt perilloses .
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.
Després de defensar els drets dels ciutadans africans a Sud-àfrica, Gandhi, considerant que també els hindús són ciutadans de segona classe a la seva pròpia terra, els incita a revoltar-se contra l'Imperi Britànic mitjançant la doctrina de la no-violència.
Una treballadora d’una central nuclear recull proves sobre la falta de mesures de seguretat a la planta. Això l’enemista amb els directius però també amb els companys, que tenen por de ser acomiadats.
Un brillant inventor (Harrison Ford), fastiguejat del consumisme de la societat moderna, decideix allunyar-se de la civilització amb la seva família i emprendre una nova vida en plena jungla. Sota la seva guia, la seva nova llar es converteix en un paradís gràcies als seus invents, però aviat la seva ment comença a enfonsar-se.
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.
En Charlie, un home mentalment inestable, després de passar dos anys reclòs en un centre psiquiàtric a Califòrnia, intenta convèncer la seva filla Miranda, una adolescent, que, des dels temps de la dominació espanyola, hi ha or enterrat en alguna part dels afores de la ciutat.
After the 1815 Restoration, an aging revolutionary finds himself reluctantly involved in an attempted insurrection in Southern Italy while growing increasingly disillusioned with his cause.
Flanders, a famous female author, travels in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin wall into the German capital. She is deeply depressed by the events because she saw the communist state as a very good thing that has now ended. In the joy of these days she finds no one to understand her, so she has to travel back to Munich. After meeting several people, known and unknown, it seems as if there will be no way to go.
An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.
"Africa Light" - as white local citizens call Namibia. The name suggests romance, the beauty of nature and promises a life without any problems in a country where the difference between rich and poor could hardly be greater. Namibia does not give that impression of it. If you look at its surface it seems like Africa in its most innocent and civilized form. It is a country that is so inviting to dream by its spectacular landscape, stunning scenery and fascinating wildlife. It has a very strong tourism structure and the government gets a lot of money with its magical attraction. But despite its grandiose splendor it is an endless gray zone as well. It oscillates between tradition and modernity, between the cattle in the country and the slums in the city. It shuttles from colonial times, land property reform to minimum wage for everyone. It fluctuates between socialism and cold calculated market economy.
In 1969, Sawada is filled with idealism that permeated that era and starts working as a gonzo journalist for a weekly magazine. Two years later, Sawada interviews activist Umeyama with senior reporter Nakahira. Umeyama boasts that his group will steal arms and take action in April. Sawada doubts Umeyama's claims but is attracted to his personality. An incident occurs... Sawada hears news that a man was killed at a army post...
Alex Jones exposes the growing militarization of American law enforcement and the growing relationship between the military and police. Witness US training with foreign troops and learning how to control and contain civilian populations. You will see Special Forces helicopter attacks on South Texas towns, concentration camps, broad unconstitutional police actions, search and seizure and more.
Cristian, a young idealistic prosecutor whose career is on the rise, tries to crack a case against a senior colleague accused of corruption. The dilemma of choosing between his career and the truth weighs heavily on his shoulders. Looking further to solve the case, he enters a danger zone paved with unexpected and painful revelations.