Tag: War
Incendies (2010)
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history, and fulfill their mother’s last wishes.
There Be Dragons (2011)
Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint’s life.
Lebanon (2009)
During the First Lebanon War in 1982, a lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town.
Restrepo (2010)
A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.
Dear John (2010)
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he’s home on leave.
The Messenger (2009)
An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner’s vengeful plans for the same.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Set during WWII, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
Religulous (2008)
Bill Maher’s take on the current state of world religion.
The Lucky Ones (2008)
The story revolves around three soldiers – Colee, TK and Cheever – who return from the war after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an…
Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)
Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people.
Stop-Loss (2008)
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
The Rape of Europa (2006)
The story of Nazi Germany’s plundering of Europe’s great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.
Rambo (2008)
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of missionaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.
Lions for Lambs (2007)
Injuries sustained by two Army rangers behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor.
No End in Sight (2007)
A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration’s conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.