Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

When pretty dress-maker Andy joins a motley crew of brides-to-be for a grueling bridal boot camp, wh...

During World War II there were nearly 2,500 Allied prisoners held in Sandakan POW camp in British No...

In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerri...
Against the backdrop of war, the tension between a shy porcelain collector and his cheeky, chain-smo...

In the communist Romania of Nicolae Ceausescu, a young Romanian woman marries a German citizen just ...

Three years after the fascist occupation, a group of children create the anti-fascist organization c...

After World War II, more than 85% of the Albanian people were illiterate. Partisan soldier Dritan Sh...

World War II. Albania is under the Nazi occupation. The Germans capture two young girls and torture ...

Ilir is a pampered and egoistic child. However, his outlook on life changes when he goes on a trip w...

Mr. and Mrs. Gyurkovics have a dozen children the oldest of which, the twins Géza and Bandi, just pr...

19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in P...

On March 9, 1953, Joseph Stalin was buried in Moscow in front of a million people. His funeral is th...

In 1981 in Medjugorje (BA), a group of kids claim that Virgin Mary appeared to them on a hill. The l...

In May of 1941, a group of young army volunteers is recruited in Chumpon south of Bangkok. Many high...

How did Nazi Germany, from limited natural resources, mass unemployment, little money and a damaged ...

A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it's bes...

When Continuation War started in Summer 1941, German soldiers arrived to Oulu. With their charm they...
Made famous by the 1957 Hollywood movie, the bridges of the River Kwai emblematize one of the most m...