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Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Apr 23rd
During World War II, 19 year old soldier Alyosha gets a medal as a reward for a heroic act at the front. Instead of this medal he asks for a few days leave to visit his mother and repair the roof of their home. On the train eastwards he meets Shura who is on her way to her aunt. In those few days traveling together they fall in love.
The Cranes are Flying (1957)
Apr 23rd
Veronika and Boris are in deep love for each other. With the World War II, Boris volunteers to join the army and is sent to the front on the day before Veronika’s birthday, and they do not have the chance to say goodbye to each other. While waiting for news from Boris, Veronika is raped by Boris’ cousin Mark and they marry each other. However, Veronika does not forget Boris, and keeps waiting for him.
Tango Charlie (2005)
Mar 22nd
Every part of India is burning, these soldiers stake their life to fight against terrorism and riots
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001)
Mar 22nd
Amongst the communal riots that erupt in the city, Tara (Sikh) shelters a wayward Sakina (Muslim girl). Fall in love of her and they get married. He helps her to visit family in Pakistan. Where Skina’s father is not ready to accept the truth that she is married to Sikh guy. He forces her to marry with his selected guy, when Tara knows this he arrive to Pakistan and fight with everyone and successfully bring her wife back to India.
China Gate (1998)
Mar 22nd
People might compare this movie with legendry Indian action flick “Sholay”. But in my opinion this story is not much similar to Sholay. This movie has its own style. Funny, well entertained, action, emotional story of retired old army men
Border (1997)
Mar 22nd
In 1971, along the BORDER region of Longewala, a small battalion of 50 Indian soldiers go up against a 2000 armed Pakistani strike force. And win
Maachis (1996)
Mar 22nd
A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.
Nuit Et Brouillard (1955)
Feb 26th
One of the most vivid depictions of the horrors of Nazi Concentration Camps. Filmed in 1955 at several concentration camps in Poland, the film combines new color and black and white footage with black and white newsreels, footage shot by the victorious allies, and stills, to tell the story not only of the camps, but to portray the horror of man’s brutal inhumanity.
Glory (1989)
Feb 19th
Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G. Shaw. Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.
The English Patient (1996)
Feb 19th
A burn victim, a nurse, a thief, and a sapper find themselves in each others company in an old Italian villa close to the end of World War II. Through flashbacks, we see the life of the burn victim, whose passionate love of a woman and choices he made for her ultimately change the lives of one other person in the villa. Not only is this film a search for the identity of the English patient, but a search for the identities of all the people in the quiet old villa.
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Feb 19th
Full Metal Jacket begins by following the trials and tribulations of a platoon of fresh Marine Corps recruits focusing on the relationship between Gunnery Sergeant Hartman and Privates Pyle and Joker. We see Pyle grow into an instrument of death as Hartman has forseen of all of his recruits. Through Pyle’s torment and Joker’s unwillingness to stand up against it the climax of part one is achieved with all three main characters deciding their fates by their action or inaction. The second chapter of Full Metal Jacket delves into Joker’s psyche and the repeated referal to the fact that he joined the Corps to become a killer. When his mostly behind the scenes job as a combat correspondant is interfered with by the Tet offensive he is thrust into real combat and ultimately must choose if he really is a killer.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Feb 19th
During WWII, Chief of Staff, General Marshall is informed that three of a woman’s sons have been killed and that she’s going to receive the notifications of their demise at the same time. And when he learns that a fourth son is still unaccounted for, the General decides to send a unit to find him and bring him back, despite being told that it’s highly unlikely that he is still alive and the area that he was known to be at is very dangerous. So the unit consisting of 8 men are sent to find him but as stated it’s very dangerous and one by one, each of them are being picked off. Will they find him and how many of them will still be alive.
Platoon (1986)
Feb 19th
Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effects of combat. Chris has two commanding officers, the ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin. A line is drawn between the two officers and a number of men in the platoon when an illegal killing occurs during a village raid. As the war continues, Chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. And as he struggles for survival, he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon.
Schindler’s List (1993)
Feb 19th
“Schindler’s List” is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler’s motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Feb 19th
A new Disc Jockey is shipped from Crete to Vietnam to bring humor to Armed Forces Radio. He turns the studio on it’s ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn’t G.I. enough. While he is off the air, he tries to meet Vietnamese especially girls, and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio.
