1. The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation (The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation)
An exhaustive explanation of how the military occupation of an invaded territory occurs and its consequences, using as a paradigmatic example the recent history of Israel and the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, from 1967, when the Six-Day War took place, to the present day; an account by filmmaker Avi Mograbi enriched by the testimonies of Israeli army veterans.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
2. The Crazy Che (El Crazy Che)
The incredible story of Bill Gaede, an Argentinian engineer, programmer… and Cold War spy.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
3. Die Mächtigste Bombe der Welt
(Die Mächtigste Bombe der Welt)
4. I'll take Your Bread (Imu jūsų duoną...)
Documentary film showing authentic Lithuanian traditions & rituals during major seasonal festivals: Winter solstice, Mardi Gras, Easter, Midsummer.
5. Espions pour la planète (Espions pour la planète)
(Espions pour la planète)
6. 1979: Big Bang of the Present (1979: Urknall der Gegenwart)
Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
7. November Days (Novembertage – Stimme und Wege)
Marcel Ophüls interviews various important Eastern European figures for their thoughts on the reunification of Germany and the fall of Communism.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
8. Look at this City (Schaut auf diese Stadt)
Started in the summer of 1961, even before the Wall was built, the film becomes an explanation after this historical event as to why things can no longer go on as they were before. Unmistakably, as in almost all of Karl Gass' films, the passion with which he treats his subject is unmistakable. If you want to get to know the zeitgeist of the historically significant year 1961, which on both sides knew more the Cold War vocabulary than factual arguments, you can see the Eastern variant in this propaganda film.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
9. The Balance Sheet of Siberia (Sibīrijas bilance)
The year 2011 marked the 70th anniversary of the deportations of June 14 1941, when 15 425 residents of Latvia were deported to Siberia. Among them there were 3 751 children aged up to 16. During the process men were separated from their families and sent to gulags, where many were sentenced to death, while others were imprisoned in labour camps. The facts of history and dry and few, but many of the victims and their children and grandchildren are still among us. During the summer of 2010, people who were deported to Siberia in 1941 as children joined their own children and a video production crew to travel back to the far North of Russia.
10. Les Lycéens, le Traître et les Nazis (Les Lycéens, le Traître et les Nazis)
(Les Lycéens, le Traître et les Nazis)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
11. Where Did The Fathers Go? (Kur palika tēvi?)
The children who were sent to Siberia in 1941 have not seen their fathers – in their memories they recollect: “My father was arrested, he was sent to Vyatlag camp. He died there in March, 1942. He was not convicted. Father was tried in the autumn of 1942, when he was already dead, Moscow Troika verdict: 10 years in prison and confiscation of property...”The railcar moves along overgrown rails. For 70 years, the twelve participants of the journey have wanted to go to the places from where their fathers did not return. Among the harsh nature the tension on their faces shows.
12. Золотий вересень. Хроніка Галичини 1939—1941 (Золотий вересень. Хроніка Галичини 1939—1941)
(Золотий вересень. Хроніка Галичини 1939—1941)
13. Ivan and Marta (Іван і Марта)
Ivan Dziuba - literary critic, public figure, academician of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine - belongs to the "sixties". He fully takes care of all the miscalculations and unfulfilled promises of his generation. Reflects on why the illusions were lost and why so few dreams came true ... Let's see and listen to him with his wife Martha, a Lviv woman who was his guardian angel. Together - all life. Exactly as they are, the right is the definition - the conscience of the nation.
It has an average vote of 7.667 on TMDB.
14. 1944. Deportation (1944. Депортація)
In 1944 Crimean Tatars has suffered a long road in exile. It was accompanied by famine, illness and loss. In the first years of exile, almost half of deported Crimean Tatars died. But those, who survived, dreamed of only one thing - to return to Crimea. The documentary 1944 tells about the tragedy of all Crimean Tatars through several separate life stories. They are cherished by each Crimean Tatar family and must be remembered by all generations to come.
15. Intervision Song Contest - schlager i kalla krigets skugga (Intervision Song Contest - schlager i kalla krigets skugga)
Documentary about the Intervision Song Contest in general and the 1980 edition in particular. Focuses on Finland's participation and the shipyard strikes in Gdansk at the time.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
16. Hasselhoff vs. The Berlin Wall
David Hasselhoff, better known for his roles in “Knight Rider” and “Baywatch” released a song titled, “Looking for Freedom” the year before the Berlin Wall came down. He performed it on top of the Berlin Wall to a million people during the biggest New Year's Eve party Germany had ever seen. Twenty five years later, David revisits the now-reunited capital, investigating what is left of the Wall, and explores what it meant in the context of the Cold War dividing Communism in the East from democracy in the West. Along his journey he meets extraordinary people who dreamt of freedom and risked their lives trying to overcome the dreaded Berlin Wall.
17. Crossroads (Krustceļš)
The film is an emotional story about fateful historical events in the 20th century, which took place in three Baltic countries- Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The story is also about their efforts to gain independence.
18. Rich Hall's Red Menace
2019 marks the 30th year since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. Rich Hall examines the relationship between the West and the USSR in his inimitable fashion.
19. Our Cities Must Fight
"Our Cities Must Fight" is a civil defense film that was produced for the U.S. government to illustrate the importance of not abandoning urban centers during an atomic bombing. The film cautions that doing so would make it easier for the invading "enemy."
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
20. Contestação (Contestação)
A short film produced between September and October of 1969, during the course of the Brazilian military dictatorship. It's authorship remained anonymous for a long time and the precariousness of the production was due because of its clandestinity. The film is a collage of images of popular repression, ruling power violence and its people resistance around the world.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
