Young Winston
After his directing debut, Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), Richard Attenborough turned his attention to Winston Churchill and a David Lean-style epic blending politics with military battles. We learn…
The Wizard of the Kremlin
In 1990s Russia, Vadim Baranov (Paul Dano) finds himself part of an effort to enlist a St. Petersburg intelligence officer (Jude Law) for a political job, one that leads this…
Putin
A chaotic biography of the life and death of Vladimir Putin, bullied child who quickly rose through the ranks to become dictator of Russia, haunted by specters from his past.…
The Great Arch
In 1983, a virtual unknown (and a Dane at that) wins a competition to design the Grande Arche in Paris for President Mitterand… but soon runs into all kinds of…
Eagles of the Republic
The most famous actor in Egypt, George Fahmy (Fares Fares), gets an offer he’d better not refuse: playing President al-Sisi in a hagiographic biopic. The final entry in the director’s…
Vigdís
The story of how a divorced theater manager and occasional tour guide became the first woman in history to serve as a democratically elected president; her 16 years in office…
Whiskey on the Rocks
In 1981, a drunken birthday party causes a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea to lose its way, eventually running aground in the archipelago of southern Sweden. This tense, real-life…
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
An epic dive into the archives of Swedish public-service television, chronicling 30 years of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, beginning with the Jewish state celebrating its first ten…
A Woman Called Golda
Ingrid Bergman’s last performance also became one of her best, as Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. Framed by a visit to the Milwaukee of her childhood that she makes near…
Franklin
As the colonies are fighting against the United Kingdom for independence, Benjamin Franklin (Michael Douglas) arrives in Paris together with his young grandson (Noah Jupe), hoping to build an alliance…