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The retired general Antonio Cavalli is a nuisance to his family: to his wife Francesca who still works, to his son and to his daughter-in-law. Then he finds a job in a building firm. Only by chance Cavalli finds out that his salary is paid by his wife to keep him busy. But the general is well known as a very reliable man, and Sandrelli, the firm's owner, uses him and his name to win a valuable contract. When Sandrelli is arrested, the general finds the money to honour his debt but he is robbed while he is going to the bank...

Afghanistan, October 2001. One month after attacks on the World Trade Center, US airstrikes in Afghanistan began attacks in an attempt to overthrow the Taliban. On the front lines of Bagram and marked by twenty years of war, Commander Khawani and his mujahedeen are waiting for the attack on Kabul. Between two airstrikes, they start talking to the enemy by radio.

Follows the service of Lieutenant Colonel Lubentsov as commandant of the German city of Lauterburg in the first days after the end of the Great Patriotic War.

His fate hung in the balance more than once. Denunciations. Injuries. War. But he was invincible. Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General Nikolai Berzarin developed a plan to take Hitler's bet. Became the first Soviet commandant of Berlin. And he died in a banal accident, when everyone around was already celebrating the victory over Nazi Germany. This tragedy happened 65 years ago, but there is still no clear answer to the question, what was it really, an accident or a murder?

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While Hans Jurgen Höss enjoyed a happy childhood in the family villa at Auschwitz, Jewish prisoner Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was trying to survive the notorious concentration camp. At the heart of this film is the historic and inspiring moment – eight decades later – when the two come face-to-face. This is the first time the descendant of a major war criminal meets a survivor in such a private and intimate setting, Anita’s London living room. Together with their children, Kai Höss and Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, the four protagonists explore their very different hereditary burdens.

He was appointed commandant of Kabul immediately after the entry of Soviet troops into Afghanistan. And three days later, a reward of one million Afghans was announced for his head. Russian soldier of the Guard, Colonel Yuri Dvugroshev, is at the head of one of the most troubled cities on the planet. Assassinations followed one after another. Although in fact his whole life is a continuous game with death. Why was a real hunt arranged for a Soviet officer? Did he know about the true plans of the USSR regarding Afghanistan? And how did you cope with the management of the rebellious city?

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A few very hard days from the life of Kositsyn - the sailor from the coast guard ship.

The Emmy Award-winning story of a young woman grappling with the terrible legacy left by her Nazi father. Amon Goeth was a prominent Nazi leader and commandant of the Plaszow concentration camp. Utterly ruthless and sadistic, he murdered thousands of Jews and others during WWII. After seeing Ralph Fiennes's portrayal of him in Schindler's List, Goeth's daughter Monika began a quest to come to terms with his evil legacy. Together with Helen Jonas, a survivor of the Holocaust and Goeth's slave, the two women unearth the personal cost of crimes that consumed millions and question whether a parent's actions can ever be truly laid to rest.

Documentary that tells the deepest story of Mexico today. The story of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, that army of Mayan Indians that burst into our lives with the sound of the voices of women and men who emerged, on January 1, 1994, from the Lacandon jungle to tell the powerful enough is enough!

On September 9, 2001, Commander Massoud, a hero of the Afghan resistance, was assassinated by two members of al-Qaeda posing as journalists. Two days later, the terrorist organization struck the United States. However, a few months earlier, during a visit to France, Commander Massoud had come to warn the West about the disastrous plans of al-Qaeda and the rise of the Taliban. He asked the West to exert pressure on Pakistan, a country that supplied arms, supported and sheltered the Taliban, but which was also a major buyer of French arms. He was not listened to.

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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 sent the world into a state of shock. Yet some had been loudly and publicly warning of the dangers posed by terrorism. Ahmad Shah Massoud, an Afghan Mujahideen commander, was among them.

Arrival of Commander Marchand at Military Circle in Paris.

The newest addition to the PONANT fleet, Commandant Charcot is the world's first luxury ship capable of taking travelers to the heart of the polar regions. Six years of work were required to create this innovative marvel. From the initial sketches to the final interior fittings, the ship's design reflects the architects' and designers' constant focus on showcasing the beauty of the polar environment.

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NSB propaganda film, showing footage of the opening of the new banner quarters by Commander Zondervan. During this, a parade is held by the WA for Zondervan and Enklaar, and sub-ranger leader van de Hout delivers a speech.

After the Serbian army defeated the Bulgarian army in the battle of Bregalnica at the end of June 1913, the HQ of the First Army under the leadership of Prince Crown Alexander set up the camp on the Black Peak near Kratovo.

Maverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear submarine — he's been given one last chance to clean up his record. Unfortunately, Admiral Graham, his nemesis, would rather sink the fleet than give Dodge his own boat. So, Graham stacks the deck against him and assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a diesel-powered WW2 submarine that can barely keep afloat. To make matters worse, Dodge's crew is a collection of maladjusted, mistake-prone misfits. Then, he's tagged the "enemy" in a crucial war game, and ordered to take on the U.S. Navy's best.

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

Officer Carey Mahoney and his cohorts have finally graduated from the Police Academy and are about to hit the streets on their first assignment. Question is, are they ready to do battle with a band of graffiti-tagging terrorists? Time will tell, but don't sell short this cheerful band of doltish boys in blue.

The Russians seek help in dealing with the Mafia from the veterans of the Police Academy. They head off to Moscow, in order to find evidence against Konstantin Konali, who marketed a computer game that everyone in the world is playing.

A documentary about the French army : history, politics and function in today's society.

Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.

The film De straat (The Street) opens with scenes of a protest in a street. Right after, we see aerial views of a busy highway. The narrator's words say it all: 'The street has become nothing more than a highway – a movement machine, as Le Corbusier called it. The heart of the city, the street, has turned into nothing but a space for traffic.' The car has ruined both the street and community life, and the footage hits this message home. Shots of Belgian cities overrun by cars and trucks are mixed with peaceful clips of Italian towns, where kids spend their whole day playing outside. In short, the film is a powerful critique of motorized traffic in our cities

In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby union team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.

A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.