History Movies

1863

Set during the height of the Civil War, a runaway slave takes a few moments to tell us his story, based on the true first-hand account of an ex-slave.

Severyn. The Other Jagellon

When Severyn found out He belonged to Jagellon's House, He started to consolidate the Ukrainian principalities in an independent Cossack's republic.

Chengazhi Nambiar

A Hermit with No Tail

According to the Armenian medieval legend, St. Karapet (John the Baptist), before being beheaded, cursed the women, forbidding them to approach his grave. However, a girl named Houri goes ... See full summary »

Ladinia: A Story of Success

The history of the Ladin population and their Valleys is, in many ways, the development of skiing.

Danie Theron

The life of Danie Theron as a "Verkenner" in the Anglo-Boer War in 1900 and later became the leader of the most passionate fighters for the Boer's against the British invasion of South ... See full summary »

De la Rey

Gideon Scheepers

The American

Based on the life and times of Deborah Sampson, who fought under George Washington during the American Revolutionary war, disguised as a man.

Tuff Incident

The Men with the Pink Triangle

Skripka

The world of the novel is fully and completely hanged around the unique instrument which got through all horrors of the war. The story begins in a violin shop in Nuremberg, where in the ... See full summary »

The Vampyre

In John Polidori's ''The Vampyre,'' two men decide to travel together in Europe. On their journey, one of the men notices that his companion has troubling habits-- including one which is deadly.

Carmilla

"Carmilla" is one of the first stories concerning vampirism. Written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, an Irish writer who is often compared to Edgar Allen Poe, this novella was originally ... See full summary »

Priznaniye

Flight 253

The story of the Christmas Day 2009 bombing attempt and a look inside the background of the perpetrator, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

Bhawal Sannyasi

Patriot of the Web

Aaron Swartz, an internet activist and co-founder of Reddit struggles with continuing his activist role as he becomes a target of the United States Department of Justice after downloading files in an MIT basement closet.

Marathon

Based on the 490 BC battle of Marathon.

Meant to Be

Born on opposite sides of the world, two young prisoners of war(s) held prisoner in Japan and Auschwitz, survive years of torture and eventually meet through a mutual friend in the Netherlands and fall into a love, that was "Meant to Be."