The Pula Connection

Ivo, the Monk

April 1951 •

A young man's fight between love and the monastic discipline.

The Istrian Way

September 1985 •

An insight into multi-layered relations between natives and newcomers in the town of Pula following WWII and departure of Angloamerican forces.

The Red and the Black

May 1985 •

This film is the true story of the creation of Labin Republic in 1921. When Italy annexed Istria, Labin area that is very rich in coal became strategically important for the new government. Domestic Croatian and Slovene population were disappointed by the method of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia of selling foreigners. Accumulated social problems and the growing terror of Italians lead to great miners' strike, led by favorite union leader Ivan Pipan. The strikers will be join young miner Ive Blazina, who as commander of the Red Guard workers struggles for the mining republic and the love of beautiful Mary Brezac. The sudden intervention of the Italian army destroys their dreams, and resigned Pipan surrenders. But not everyone agrees with his behavior.

Istria

December 1945 •

Yugoslav Partisan propaganda film about the liberation of Istria at the end of the World War II.

The Truth About Pula

July 1947 •

Yugoslav Partisan propaganda film about the post-World War II events in Pula.

Labin Republic

March 2021 •Croatian

100th Anniversary overview of the Labin Republic - the world's first anti-fascist uprising.

Eve Knew Her Apples

April 1945 •English

Radio singing star, Eve Porter, wants a vacation during her show's summer hiatus, but her manager and press have booked her for additional work. She refuses and goes to Las Vegas. When she finds them there hunting her down, she manages to escape them by hiding in the car of a newspaper reporter. She comes out of hiding while he is driving, but everything she says is misconstrued, making him believe that she is a recently-escaped convict, "The Singing Widow". He plans to use this as a story to get back into the good graces of his editor. Through some comic mishaps, he learns who she really is. He then decides to take her back to Hollywood to collect the reward for her return. But now love has entered the mix, and must be resolved with his job and her engagement to another.

A Dangerous Game

August 1941 •English

Detectives Dick Williams and Andy McAllister find themselves trying to solve several crimes at an isolated mentally-ill hospital, where the patients range from slightly daffy to criminally insane, and they don't know which is which. A gang is out to steal a fortune inherited by one of the patients and, before Dick and Andy solve the case, several patients are transferred to the cemetery. And 'tiddlie-winks" are indeed involved.

Black Rose

April 2014 •English

A Russian Police Major is enlisted by the LAPD to help solve a series of gruesome murders perpetrated against young women by a sadistic sociopathic killer on the mean streets of Hollywood.

La danse de l'albatros

June 2012 •French

Top Dog

May 2014 •English

Hooligan boss Billy Evans has it all - a successful business, a beautiful family and respect on the terraces. But when he clashes with gangster Mickey over a backstreet proetection racket, Billy soon finds himself out of his depth as they look to finally settle the question - who is Top Dog?

Tirangaa

January 1993 •Hindi

After having witnessed the gruesome murder of his father, Harish's plans for revenge go for a toss when he is framed by the same mafia boss who killed his father.

Prosperity

November 1932 •English

Longtime friends become feuding mothers-in-law when their children marry.

Salaakhen

December 1975 •Hindi

Separated by tragedy, two virtually inseparable childhood friends meet again, only to fall in love this time.

Feeding Mr. Baldwin

April 2013 •English

A house sitter bites off more than he can chew when a dead body mysteriously shows up at the estate he's watching.

49-O

September 2015 •Tamil

Karikalan a selfish politician, in collusion with a real estate agent, usurps the lands of farmers in a village. Savuri decides to expose the politician and get the lands back to the villagers in a novel manner.