Films: Second World War
An acclaimed French TV series, Un Village Français takes a long-view of German-occupation of a French village during World War II. Survivors of the invasion resist, adapt, or collaborate...
Unbroken tells the true story of Louis Zamperinin, who survived a plane crash only to be taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese during World War II. A former Olympic athlete and...
Une affaire de femmes relays the true story of Marie-Louise Giraud (1903-1943), the last French woman to be executed in Vichy France. With her husband initially in a prison camp, Marie...
In this melodramatic tragedy, director Régis Wargnier explores the emotional costs of war on a French woman. Shortly after Jeanne marries Louis, he leaves for war. She channels her sadness and...
After World War II, a small French village struggles to put the war behind as the controlling Communist Party tries to flush out Petain loyalists. The local bar owner, a simple man who likes to...
In late World War II, German operations in the Balkans depend on refueling posts in Sarajevo. Walter, leader of the Yugoslav Partisans, can stop them, but his identity remains a secret to all...
A powerful documentary about the children conceived through rape during various wars in the late 20th century. Interviews with children and their mothers in Bangladesh, Bosnia, Rwanda, Nicaragua,...