Fourty years ago, in May 1981, with François Mitterrand's election, some people were letting themselves dream about a better life while others were predicting the coming of soviet tanks upon the Champs-Élysées. If we gladly remember the turning point of austerity in 83, there were also the wage rises, the fifth week of paid leave, the abolition of death penalty, the decriminalisation of homosexuality, or the advent of independent radio stations. Rare archives and accounts by those who were at the heart of this story give an overview of it and shed light on lesser-known aspects.

From May 10, 1940, France is living one of the worst tragedies of it history. In a few weeks, the co...

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which...

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The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive ...

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while bat...

An abused 15 year old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty in this fact-based sto...

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Shocking documentary centering on victims of violent crime who seek to get revenge on their assailan...

Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but ...

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppress...

A strippers' convention and a major contest. The movie focuses on a few strippers, each with her own...

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teac...

The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's...

The journalist Andrés Oviedo must write about the murder of a young political activist Mariano Ferre...

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas M...

In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an undergr...

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