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The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.

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The story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.

A Mexican-American sheriff (Burt Lancaster) must resort to violence against a powerful rancher (Frank Tanner, played by Jon Cypher) in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian widow of a wrongly killed black man.

Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, this immersive film explores the experiences of non-speaking autistic people around the world.

Outlaw sisters in the old West inherit a ranch and try to settle down and develop relationships with neighboring family of lots of brothers.

The story of the war the international community waged against civil war stricken Sierra Leone.

An aging Marchioness obsessed with looking youthful devises a vicious plan, under advice from her personal nurse, to look young again.

Unseen Enemy is a feature-length documentary about the threat of epidemics in the 21st century and what we can do to fight them.

HALF THE SKY is a passionate call-to-arms, urging us not only to bear witness to the plight of the world's women, but to help to transform their oppression into opportunity. Our future is in the hands of women everywhere.

Set in the Kono District of Sierra Leone, this docu-choreopoem captures the beauty of Blackness through the lens of the youth coming of age amid a skin bleaching epidemic.

An unhappily married British security officer stationed in Sierra Leone during World War II falls in love with a young Austrian woman and starts an affair. He soon starts feeling guilty.

"I want to give a view of the world that can only emerge by not pursuing any particular theme, by refraining from passing judgment, proceeding without aim. Drifting with no direction except one's own curiosity and intuition." (Michael Glawogger) More than two years after the sudden death of Michael Glawogger in April 2014, film editor Monika Willi realizes a film out of the film footage produced during 4 months and 19 days of shooting in the Balkans, Italy, Northwest and West Africa. A journey into the world to observe, listen and experience, the eye attentive, courageous and raw. Serendipity is the concept - in shooting as well as in editing the film.

The privatization of war has become big business. Cheap, outsourced labor is hired from the poorest countries. With US Department of Defense money, some private companies hire former child soldiers, despite an industry code of conduct.

Thanks to a recent remarkable discovery in the BBC's Film Vaults, the best of David Attenborough's early Zoo Quest adventures can now be seen as never before - in colour - and with it the remarkable story of how this pioneering television series was made. First broadcast in December 1954, Zoo Quest was one of the most popular television series of its time and launched the career of the young David Attenborough as a wildlife presenter. Zoo Quest completely changed how viewers saw the world - revealing wildlife and tribal communities that had never been filmed or even seen before. Broadcast ten years before colour television was seen in the UK, Zoo Quest was thought to have been filmed in black and white. Until now. Using this extraordinary new-found colour film, together with new behind the scenes stories from David Attenborough and cameraman Charles Lagus, this 90 minute special showcases the very best of Zoo Quest to West Africa, Zoo Quest to Guiana and Zoo Quest for a Dragon in stunning HD colour for the very first time.

When a filmmaker's million dollar movie is postponed because of the ASTERIX virus, he trains a team of kamikaze actors to take down the behemoth companies that orchestrated the pandemic. One lone doctor emerges as the voice for humanity and his son is kidnapped in hopes of forcing the good doctor not to alert the world health organizations of this genocidal virus. What follows is an action packed thrill ride through the streets, hills and valley's of the world to thwart the common enemy.

A groundbreaking investigation into the secretive world of private security forces in Iraq.

Møre than 40 filmmakers traveled the globe to witness religious celebrations and interview people from all sorts of backgrounds.

In just a few months, the Ebola virus has swept across West Africa killing nearly 3,000 people. The European ECHO supports Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for the treatment of infected persons and the Red Cross for outreach to communities.

A conflicted African priest wrestles with his conscience.

This adventure follows Hans Söderström, an indigenous Swede from Lannavaara a village far above the Arctic Circle. The story stretches from Scandinavia to Africa and ultimately boils down to the simple boyish dream of finding gold.

On January 24, 2025, a video surfaced of the country's most wanted criminal, Bolle Jos, in the entourage of the President of Sierra Leone. John van den Heuvel delves into the life of the drug lord. Jos Leijdekkers had a brush with the law at a young age and quickly rose to the top of the underworld. Jos's drug trade is booming. But where will it end?

Story of a Village is a feature documentary about one woman's journey to help a village in Sierra Leone recover after years of civil war.

A black British dockworker named Johnny Zinga becomes a famous singer and learns that he is the rightful king of the African island of Casanga.