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- DirectorCarlo LizzaniStarsGina LollobrigidaAndrea ChecchiVittorio DuseAbout a group of Italian resistance fighters from Genoa and led by Commander Vento. They must seize a shipment of weapons destined for the German occupation.
- DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsAnna MagnaniAldo FabriziMarcello PaglieroDuring the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the Resistance leader, Giorgio Manfredi, is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.
- DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsVittorio De SicaHannes MessemerSandra MiloBardone, a petty con man, is arrested by the Gestapo and coerced into impersonating a partisan leader in order to expose another resistance organizer.
- DirectorCarlo CarleiStarsPierfrancesco FavinoHristo ShopovRaffaella ReaGiovanni Bertone, a former colonel, is a con-man who extorts money from the families of Fascist prisoners and promises them their freedom. Discovered by Colonel Muller he is offered a deal: to save his life, he must go to Milan under a false identity and discover who the members of the Resistance are.
- DirectorDino RisiStarsAlberto SordiLea MassariFranco FabriziSilvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.
- DirectorLuigi ComenciniStarsClaudia CardinaleGeorge ChakirisMarc MichelA country girl becomes involved with a partisan, follows him, and stands by him even when sentenced for crimes.
- DirectorStenoStarsTotòWalter PidgeonNino TarantoIn WWII Greece, two enemy Colonels, one Italian and the other English, develop a grudging friendship which the war will test.
- DirectorEttore ScolaStarsNino ManfrediVittorio GassmanStefania SandrelliThree partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.
- DirectorDaniele LuchettiStarsStefano AccorsiStefania MontorsiGiorgio PasottiDuring World War II four Italian university students in Veneto join the resistance against the Fascist government.
- DirectorGuido ChiesaStarsStefano DionisiGabriele MontanariToni BertorelliAfter 8 September 1943, Northern Italy is occupied by the Germans. The Italian army collapses and the soldiers escape to the mountains to set up a resistance. Many civilians do the same, and Johnny, an English literature student, is among them. Johnny avoids joining the red partisans (Communists) and tries to be part of the azure bands (former regular soldiers). In both cases he is deluded by the partisan bands and discovers that the partisan war is less poetic and genuine than he thought. At one point the partisans free Alba from Germans. When the city falls again into German hands Johnny escape with Ettore and Pierre, but, one after another, the German army and Italian Fascists capture the partisans and Johnny spends the winter alone and isolated. He then finds a way to participate in one last attack on the occupiers, and the war is over two months later.
- DirectorPaolo TavianiStarsLuca MarinelliLorenzo RichelmyValentina BellèAn Italian partisan torn between the resistance movement and his obsession with a young woman during World War II.
- DirectorPaolo TavianiVittorio TavianiStarsOmero AntonuttiMargarita LozanoClaudio BigagliIn 1944, the residents of a small Italian town under Axis control flee their homes to seek out the liberating Allied forces.
- DirectorEva HussonStarsGolshifteh FarahaniEmmanuelle BercotZübeyde BulutA Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists.
- DirectorMinhal BaigStarsGeraldine ViswanathanJack KilmerGabriel LunaMuslim teenager Hala copes with the unraveling of her family as she comes into her own.
- DirectorGillo PontecorvoStarsBrahim HadjadjJean MartinYacef SaadiIn the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
- DirectorJayro BustamanteStarsMaría Mercedes CoroySabrina De La HozMargarita KenéficAn aging paranoid war criminal, protected by his faithful wife, faces death while being haunted by the ghosts of his past.
- DirectorAaron SorkinStarsEddie RedmayneAlex SharpSacha Baron CohenThe story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsTahar RahimNouhe Hamady BariSaadna HamoudMohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsMaruschka DetmersJacques BonnafféMyriem RousselA woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.
- StarsNaomi AckieGary BeadleKhali BestSmall Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.
- DirectorSalvador CalvoStarsLuis TosarÁlvaro CervantesAnna CastilloThree people, three stories, one thing in common: Africa.
- DirectorEmile de AntonioMary LampsonHaskell WexlerStarsBill AyersKathy BoudinEmile de AntonioIt's the mid 1970s and the Weather Underground Organization (WUO), a radical (and violent) offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society, explains to leftist filmmakers the difficulties and experiences of being underground and wanted by the federal government.
- DirectorSam GreenBill SiegelStarsLili TaylorPamela ZJim LangeThe remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.
- DirectorBen SharrockStarsSidse Babett KnudsenKenneth CollardAmir El-MasryOmar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request.
- DirectorMarcus A. ClarkeStarsIlyasah ShabazzRahman AliCornel WestFrom a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali's extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsAlfre WoodardLaurence FishburneCraig ShefferThe true story of the U.S. Government's 1932 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.
- DirectorBill DouglasStarsRobin SoansWilliam GaminaraStephen BatemanThe story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of nineteenth century English farm laborers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.
- DirectorAbby MartinFilmed during the height of the Great March Of Return protests, it features exclusive footage of demonstrations where 200 unarmed civilians have been killed by Israeli snipers since March 30, 2018.
- DirectorDaphne CharizaniStarsAlmila BagriacikZübeyde BulutMaryam BoubaniRojda, a German soldier and native Kurd, volunteers for a mission to train female Kurdish soldiers in Iraq to fight ISIS. No one must know that she is actually looking for her missing sister.
- DirectorUli EdelStarsMartina GedeckMoritz BleibtreuJohanna WokalekA look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
- DirectorFernando TruebaStarsJavier CámaraNicolás Reyes CanoJuan Pablo UrregoAn author recalls life with his father, a university professor who fought against oppression and social inequality in Colombia in the seventies.
- DirectorWarren BeattyStarsWarren BeattyDiane KeatonEdward HerrmannA radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
- DirectorEd PerkinsStarsKai Francis LewisNikisha LewisLarry OlubamiwoAfter the high-profile killing of Damilola Taylor, Cornelius' family move out of London. But when they discover their new town is run by racists, Cornelius takes a drastic step to survive.
- DirectorMarco FerreriStarsUgo TognazziAnnie GirardotAchille MajeroniA modest Neapolitan man meets a young woman with excessive hairiness. He exhibits her at fairs and marries her. It is after marriage that he receives a tempting offer from a French manager.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsPenélope CruzMilena SmitIsrael ElejaldeThe story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.
- DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsCarlo BattistiMaria Pia CasilioLina GennariAn elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
- DirectorMarco Tullio GiordanaStarsLuigi Lo CascioAlessio BoniJasmine TrincaAn Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsBen FosterBilly MagnussenVicky KriepsAfter World War II, Harry Haft is a boxer who fought against his peers in concentration camps. Haunted by memories, he tries to use fighting legends as a way to find his love.
- DirectorKen LoachStarsCrissy RockVladimir VegaSandie LavelleMaggie, an unmarried mother of four children by four different men who abused her, leaves her kids home alone one night. A fire injures them and child services takes custody. Maggie fails to regain custody of her children.
- DirectorLuigi Maria PerottiStarsIda PeciRoberta PeciAlberto FranceschiniIn 1980 Patrizio Peci was a leaders of Red Brigades (left wing terrorist organization). His brother Roberto was a normal worker fascinated by Red Brigades political project. When Patrizio was arrested, he started to cooperate with the State, destroying his Organization. Red Brigades answered kidnapping Roberto. They wanted to punish Patrizio so, they forced Roberto to admit in front of a camera that he was the traitor and they killed him. It was the first media action made by terrorists. Ida, the sister, tried to save Roberto. After 26 years she decided to tell her story.
- StarsMasali BaduzaJack RowanHelen BaxendaleDrama set in a dangerous, alternate world where racism divides society.
- DirectorCosta-GavrasStarsJill ClayburghJean YanneGabriel ByrneAn Israeli lawyer is defending a Palestinian charged by The Military Court System in the Israeli-Occupied Territories. It's a tough case because of a strong political background.
- DirectorEmma Francis-SnyderStarsAlexandra AcostaAlain Becerra CalderonJuan GonzalezIn 1970, a group of young Puerto Rican activists took over a decrepit hospital in New York City, launching a battle for their lives, their community, and health care for all.
- CreatorPeter MoffatStarsCourtney B. VanceAunjanue Ellis-TaylorMark O'BrienFollows Moses Johnson, a promising high school athlete, who is swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system.
- DirectorJacob TierneyStarsLiane BalabanJay BaruchelTaylor BaruchelA Montreal high school student who believes he is the reincarnation of Lev Trotskiy starts a revolution against apathy among his fellow students.
- CreatorHalaifonua FinauTom HernStarsDimitrius Schuster-KoloamatangiLealani SiaosiRoy BillingInspired by The Black Panthers in the USA; a group of young radicals from New Zealand form The Polynesian Panthers.
- StarsLee Min-hoChoi Joon-YoungSoji AraiBased on the New York Times bestseller, this sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
- DirectorJay RoachStarsBryan CranstonDiane LaneHelen MirrenIn 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
- DirectorS.S. RajamouliStarsN.T. Rama Rao Jr.Ram CharanAjay DevgnA fearless warrior on a perilous mission comes face to face with a steely cop serving British forces in this epic saga set in pre-independent India.
- StarsRaoul PeckJosh HartnettCaisa AnkarsparreThe path to the new world, an unsettling and intricate story of genocides. Conquest, slavery and the fabrication of "Whiteness".
- DirectorKen LoachStarsRobert CarlyleEmer McCourtJim R. ColemanThe story of construction-worker Stevie and his unemployed pop-singer girlfriend shows the living conditions of the British poor class.
- DirectorLázaro RamosFlávia LacerdaStarsAlfred EnochTaís AraújoSeu JorgeIn a dystopian near future in Brazil, an authoritarian government orders all citizens of African descent to move to Africa - creating chaos, protests, and an underground resistance movement that inspires the nation.
- DirectorMabrouk El MechriStarsSabrina OuazaniRamzy BediaEye HaidaraConvinced that a divorce would separate her from her little girl, Zohra cannot bring herself to leave her husband despite his violent behavior. She suffers his blows in silence. But all that changes when she meets Chang Sue.
- DirectorAbi Damaris CorbinStarsJohn BoyegaNicole BeharieSelenis LeyvaA Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.
- DirectorStéphane BrizéStarsVincent LindonSandrine KiberlainAnthony BajonPhilippe is a successful executive in an industrial conglomerate, however the pressures of work have lead to him separating from his wife. As he struggles with the demands of his bosses, he must now decide what is important in life.
- DirectorRomain GavrasStarsDali BenssalahSami SlimaneAnthony BajonHours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
- DirectorJacques AudiardStarsJesuthasan AntonythasanKalieaswari SrinivasanClaudine VinasithambyDheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris.
- DirectorRenato De MariaStarsPietro CastellittoMatilda De AngelisTommaso RagnoA Milanese wartime entrepreneur forms a band of misfits and rogues to stage an elaborate heist of a legendary treasure belonging to Benito Mussolini.
- DirectorGina Prince-BythewoodStarsViola DavisThuso MbeduLashana LynchA historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- DirectorDel Kathryn BartonStarsSimon BakerMorgan DaviesJosh LawsonAfter accidentally witnessing a violent crime, a young girl is left catatonic with shock, and struggles to make sense of what she saw, ultimately finding renewal in the inestimable world of her own imagination.
- CreatorMarco BellocchioGiovanni BianconiStefano BisesStarsFabrizio GifuniMargherita BuyToni ServilloThe 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists
- DirectorCharles GuardThomas GuardStarsAml AmeenColin MorganMáiréad TyersA retired Irish paramilitary witnesses the fatal shooting of his pregnant wife by an SAS officer. After outwitting the SAS, now wounded, and presumed dead, he escapes, taking his revenge to the dark and paranoid streets of 1970's London.
- DirectorZal BatmanglijStarsBrit MarlingAlexander SkarsgårdElliot PageAn operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities changing dramatically after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
- DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsHarrison FordBrad PittMargaret ColinA police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding.
- DirectorPaolo TavianiVittorio TavianiStarsMarcello MastroianniLea MassariMimsy FarmerA anarchist leader (Fulvio) wishes to retire, as he is old and tired. He tries to hide himself, but his friends find him and insist he carries on helping them.
- DirectorKevin RoncaStarsRome BetheaWrite Brain TV's first special chronicles the past, present, and future of communist activist Rome as he tries to build the largest black militia in America - To overthrow the government.
- DirectorStefano SollimaStarsPierfrancesco FavinoFilippo NigroMarco GialliniA look at the controversial riot cops unit, told through the stories of three veteran cops and a young recruit.
- DirectorMario Van PeeblesStarsKadeem HardisonBokeem WoodbineJoe Don BakerA dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.
- DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsJohn David WashingtonMadeleine Yuna VoylesGemma ChanAgainst the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.
- DirectorMike HodgesStarsMickey RourkeBob HoskinsAlan BatesMartin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.
- DirectorDarin J. SallamStarsKaram TaherAshraf BarhomAli SulimanA 14-year-old girl in 1948 Palestine watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe consumes her home.
- DirectorAnnemarie JacirStarsSuheir HammadSaleh BakriRiyad IdeisA romantic drama about a working-class woman and her experiences traveling back home.
- DirectorA.K. SandhuStarsDana KingFredrika NewtonSculptor Dana King's hands and activist Fredrika Newton's memories come together to build a new monument that honors the Black Panther Party's vital place in American history.
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsCaleb Landry JonesJojo T. GibbsChristopher DenhamA boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.
- DirectorKen LoachStarsDave TurnerEbla MariClaire RodgersonThe future for the last remaining pub, The Old Oak, in a village of Northeast England, where people are leaving the land as the mines are closed. Houses are cheap and available, thus making it an ideal location for Syrian refugees.
- DirectorMichele RiondinoStarsMichele RiondinoElio GermanoVanessa ScaleraFactory managers decide to make a worker a mole to identify the workers who would be best to get rid of. He begins to stalk his colleagues with the aim of reporting them. Soon, not understanding its degradation, he too asks to be placed in the LAF building (acronym for cold rolling mill), a concentration camp reserved for "uncomfortable" workers.
- DirectorMarco BellocchioStarsMaruschka DetmersFederico PitzalisAnita LaurenziA sizzling, erotic thriller about a triangle between a teenage boy, an older woman an her fiance, an imprisoned terrorist, set in a world of intrigue, betrayal and erotic pleasure, from which may be no escape.
- DirectorAntonio AlbaneseStarsAntonio AlbaneseDonatella BartoliLiliana BottoneThe story of Antonio Riva, a shipyard worker leading a mostly quiet life. He spends his leisure time playing bocce with friends, takes care of his elderly mother, and deeply loves his daughter Emilia, born from his previous marriage with whom he maintains an excellent relationship. One day, Emilia informs her father of her intention to get married, making Antonio truly happy as it allows him to fulfill one of his dreams: to provide his daughter with the wedding reception she has always wanted, thanks to the savings he has set aside over the years. Antonio's dream of financing Emilia's wedding will prove to be a challenging task, and he will learn the hard way that those who guard our treasures may not necessarily safeguard our dreams.