The Vault
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2025 ★ 7.8Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing fo
Black and White in Color
1976 ★ 6.4French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty
How Good the Whites Are
1988 ★ 6.6The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and six trucks loaded with provisions to alleviate hunger in Sub-Sah
The Battle of Algiers
1966 ★ 7.9Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings
Daniel Ali, a rebellious schoolteacher in colonial Algeria
2012 ★ 10.0In 1954, Daniel Vérin, a young schoolteacher of Algerian descent, made a radical decision: he turned his back on colonial France and joined the Algerian insurge
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
2019 ★ 6.7Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia), September 18, 1961. Swedish economist and diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the UN, dies mysteriously
Exodus
1960 ★ 6.7Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Pal
Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
2016 ★ 10.0From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, independent Algeria provided significant support to anti-colonial movements and revolutionaries worldwide. Successive pre
How (not) to Build a School in Haiti
2022 ★ 0.0Development, history, and colonialism collide when a seemingly simple aid project spirals out of control in Haiti. Headstrong American Tim Myers clashes with Ha
I Only Rest in the Storm
2025 ★ 7.1Sergio travels to a metropolis in West Africa to work for an NGO as an environmental engineer on a road project between the desert and the forest. There, he bec
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
2019 ★ 6.4The Warrior Queen of Jhansi tells the true story of Lakshmibai, the historic Queen of Jhansi who fiercely led her army against the British East India Company in
Lion of the Desert
1981 ★ 7.3Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fasci
Albert Schweitzer
1957 ★ 6.5This biographical docudrama traces the life of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, from his birth in Alsace, up to the age of 30 when he made the decision to go to French Eq
Hearts and Minds
1974 ★ 7.7Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds"
Be Water
2020 ★ 6.8In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles betwe
Stuff the British Stole
2022 ★ 5.5Follow Marc Fennell on a globe-trotting, emotional quest for the truth as he unravels the twisted mysteries behind six iconic and priceless objects taken by the
Rabbit-Proof Fence
2002 ★ 7.0In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback. Rabbit-Pr
The Wind and the Lion
1975 ★ 6.5At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to militar
Zulu Dawn
1979 ★ 6.1In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership. Adventure Drama History War historical war dramatic adventur
Khartoum
1966 ★ 6.3English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
2019 ★ 6.3Gwalior Fort, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In a moment of despair, Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, encourages her men by telling them the heroic story of Uy
The Four Feathers
1939 ★ 7.1A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle. The Four Feathers is a British Technicolor adventure film released in 1939. Directed
Faithful
2022 ★ 6.21956. Algeria is a French colony. Fernand and Helene are madly in love. Fernand is an activist, fighting for independence alongside the Algerians. Helene is fig
Slavers
1978 ★ 4.0A story about slave hunting, colonialism, revenge and love. Adventure Drama History historical harsh dramatic adventurous