Joan the Maid II: The Prisons

It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks

September 2008 •French

The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by an Islamic extremist in 2004, followed by the publishing of twelve satirical cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed that was commissioned for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, provides the incendiary framework for Daniel Leconte's provocative documentary, It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks.

1242: Gateway to the West

Invalid date •English

Batu Khan, Genghis Khan’s military commander grandson, was elected commander in chief of the western part of the Mongol empire. Khan is confronted by a deeply spiritual man named Cesareani and a castle in Hungary that halts his invasion of Europe and ultimately causes his downfall.

I Vicerè

November 2007 •Italian

In late 19th-century Sicily, the noble Uzeda family—whose lineage dates back to the ancient viceroys that ruled those lands—fights to preserve its waning power in the face of the newly unified Italian regime.

Les Tribunaux d'Hitler

August 2023 •French

Fiore

December 2022 •Italian

At the end of a brilliant career across the most prominent courts of late medieval Italy, legendary master at arms, Fiore dei Liberi, reminisces about some key episodes of his action packed life and teaches a skeptical young scribe a valuable lesson on survival while supervising the creation of his renowned “Fior di Battaglia” (The Flower of Battle) treatise on combat, which is studied worldwide today.

The Grey Zone

September 2001 •English

The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of assisting in the extermination of fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life.

Aurore

July 2005 •French

After the sudden death of her mother, Aurore Gagnon is abused by her disturbed step-mother as her town remains in the silence followed by her death. Based on a true story.

Entatsu, Achako and Torazo: Chuji Kunisada's First Smile of the New Year

December 1939 •Japanese

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

October 1999 •English

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

March 1977 •English

The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.

Alexander

November 2004 •English

Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.

唄祭けんか道中

May 1956 •Japanese

Luther

October 2003 •English

During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.

A Place of Our Own

March 2014 •Italian

Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor

April 2025 •English

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor, theologian, spy, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church. His writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have become widely influential.

Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora

September 1976 •English

An alien intelligence hitches a ride onboard the TARDIS to 15th century Italy, where a deranged astrologer attempts to harness its power.

Farewell to a Warrior

April 1976 •Chinese

Shaw production

La espada negra

November 1976 •Spanish

Kingdom of Castile, 15th century. A group of nobles, who question the dynastic legitimacy of Princess Juana, daughter of King Enrique IV, conspire with the purpose of overthrowing him.

Kazakh Khanate: Diamond Sword

January 2017 •Kazakh

Set in the 15th century, the story follows the formation of the Kazakh state after the death of Genghis Khan and the usurpation of power by one of Khan's descendants, leading the sultans Kerei and Janibek to resort to some nomadic tribes to remove the usurper, hoping for a better life and freedom.

Prince Yeonsan

December 1961 •Korean

A historical drama about Prince Yeon-san of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the deposed and executed Queen Yun.