The trial of Alfred Plock differed from previous trials in that it did not have an explicitly political background. A group of engineers from the Ministry of Post, Industry, and Standard Electric were charged solely because they wanted to implement a revolutionary technological innovation and turn Prague into the headquarters of a new pan-European telecommunications system. Among other things, they wanted to enhance their country's prestige on the international stage. However, it was precisely this intention that aroused the suspicion of the security authorities and Soviet advisers. They therefore decided to take decisive action.
This excellent and breathtaking documentary is the result of a long study on the Gulag to try to und...
The story of what daily life was like in Poland under communism: private conversations, cruel interr...
Emmy Awards nominee for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research: Multi-faceted por...
United by an uncompromising struggle as members of the infamous 1970s far-left terrorist group Prima...
The forest in Bykovnia near Kyiv hides the remains of more than 30,000 NKVD victims, including sever...
Three family cope with having lost their only child in 2008 deadly Chinese earthquake.
A documentary about the modern controversy between Poland and Russia over Russian prisoners of war f...
Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1...
A woman prisoner is harshly incarcerated and suddenly released.
A documentary about Jerry Lewis' never-released movie "The Day the Clown Cried".
A documentary directed by Harald Reinl, finished by Theo Maria Werner.
A documentary behind the scenes of Ingmar Bergman's The Magic Flute.
The story of Annabel's, the most celebrated nightclub in the world, and its 50-year history. Renowne...
Short vignettes explore different facets of human behavior and social issues.