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Náš pán doktor

January 1983 •Slovak

Before the Night

May 2018 •Italian

The life and times of Pippo Fava, a Sicilian journalist who fought the Mafia through his local newspaper in the '70s and early '80s, meeting an untimely end.

"Minä elän"

October 1946 •Finnish

The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.

Maestro

November 2023 •English

A towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.

A Fortunate Man

August 2018 •Danish

A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite. As he rises through the ranks of society, the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.

Dalíland

September 2022 •English

In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.

La Chanson du mal-aimé

February 1982 •French

Biography of the life of Guillaume Apollinaire.

Smrt krále Václava IV.

December 1983 •Czech

21: Battle of Saragarhi

Invalid date •Hindi

Based on the 19th century battle when 12,000 Afghans attacked a British Indian Contingent, also comprised of 21 Sikhs who went on to become the heroes.

Young Andersen

March 2005 •Danish

A powerful modern film narrative, set in a historical framework, about the crucial encounter between vulnerable eighteen-year-old Hans Christian Andersen, who rates himself so highly, and Mr. Meisling, the cynical school principal. An encounter that fundamentally transforms Hans Christian's life.

1857 Diary: The Hidden Pages

Invalid date •Hindi

A film which highlights the role of a great leader as being the epi-center of the freedom struggle of India in 1857, against the British Empire.

Chabuca

April 2024 •Spanish

The story of Ernesto Pimentel’s life, raised humbly after losing his mother, inspires him to create the iconic character La Chola Chabuca, an Andean figure who captivates all of Peru with her colourful skirts and high spirits.

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

October 2005 •English

This is the true story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in Edinburgh. The dog visited the grave for years.

A Funny Man

August 2011 •Danish

Opening in the seductive style of the sixties, »A Funny Man« uncovers the perennial loneliness that comedian Dirch Passer (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) has found himself in after a fast-tracked rise to fame. He struggles between his own desire to gain critical respect and servicing the audience¿s needs. Costing his kindred friendship to on-stage partner Kjeld Petersen (Lars Ranthe) Dirch takes on Steinbeck's classic »Of Mice and Men«, only for the audience to break out in laughter at his first line. Dirch's Lennie becomes a running joke, and so has, Dirch believes, his own life.

El Tigre de Santa Julia

September 2002 •Spanish

An army deserter turned bandit robs from thieves to give the money to the poor. He was famous for being caught by the police "with his pants down"

In the Fire of War

June 2024 •Māori

Two young teenagers are forced to take control of their own destiny amid the chaos of a pivotal battle in New Zealand’s first land wars in 1864.

Mstitel

April 1960 •Czech

Kaspar Len returns home after three years in the army. He vainly searches for the mason Kryštof’s family where he had lived before he left. All he finds out is that Kryštof’s daughter Márynka, who was in his thoughts all those years, is now working in the local brothel. He goes to visit her and Márynka tells him of the misfortunes which befell her family.

Elisa & Marcela

May 2019 •Spanish

The film tells the true story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, two women in 1901 Spain who fell deeply in love. To overcome societal and legal barriers to their relationship, Elisa assumes a male identity, enabling the pair to marry in secret. Their daring act makes them the first recorded same-sex couple to marry in Spain, but their love is tested as they face relentless persecution and sacrifice.

The Son of Native Land

September 1941 •Azerbaijani

The film is about Kamal Gasimov's heroic fighting at the front.

Nadezhda

November 1973 •Russian

The film tells about the childhood and youth of the wife, friend and military ally of the founder of the country of the Soviets Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya. The main attention in the film is paid to the participation of a young revolutionary in the organization of the struggle of the workers of St. Petersburg for their rights, against the autocracy.