At the height of the Vietnam War, former US special operations commander codenamed Drake went rogue and captured a powerful Christian relic. His intent was to sell the relic on the black market getting revenge on his former country and the brother that he believed betrayed him. The last hope of retrieving the relic and preventing the destruction of the free world rests in the hands of special operations team leader Captain William H. Frost who is haunted by events that occurred during previous past military conflicts. Captain Frost's final mission is to retrieve the relic and find redemption for past sins.
Students Jaan and Heiki in 1972, inexplicably, cross the river of time and arrive in 1944, the year of the German occupation of Estonia. The film depicts the painful and conflicting contact between the two ages and mentality.
A parade of Gordon Highlanders in dress uniform march through the centre of Aberdeen on their way to the Boer War. Small children run around in excitement but are moved aside by a member of the regiment. Directed by Robert W. Paul.
Aquél no Era Yo [That Wasn't Me] is a 2012 Spanish short film directed by Esteban Crespo. It tells the story of Paul and Kaney. Two characters, an African child and a Spanish woman, who could have nothing in common, but will get to join their lives forever through a life-giving shot. Kaney is an African child soldier. He lives with many child soldiers and obeys the orders given by the man who has become like their father, the General of the Rebel Army. Paula is a Spanish aid worker who moved to Africa following her boyfriend, Juanjo, in order to bring help and to rescue the child soldiers who live there. In a border crossing point, Paula and Kaney meet each other and this will be the starting point of this dramatic story, full of fear, violence and redemption. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
A patriot risked his death to assassinate a Japanese staff officer, hiding the secret information of the Japanese army's military operations in Shanghai in the "Centennial Tai Sui", and the Zhang family father and daughter secretly sent the "Hundred Years Tai Sui" to Shanghai. When they arrived in Shanghai, the father and daughter of the Zhang family died mysteriously, and Qin Taisui, an apprentice in the theater class, was inadvertently involved in this murder case, and the "Hundred Years Taisui" fell into the hands of Shanghai gangster Zhuo Yifan and was auctioned at a high price. At the same time, Qin Taisui, who wanted to clear his grievances, began to investigate the truth of the matter, joined forces with the patriotic anti-Japanese secret organization, and fought fiercely with the Japanese secret agencies to recapture the secret military intelligence, and finally walked towards the bright road through the baptism of blood and fire.
The marriage of a wealthy and frivolous member of French nobility, Loyette Merval, to an American aristocratic idler named Willard Standish, is a loving one, except for their mutual dissatisfaction with Willard's idleness. After Willard becomes a chauffeur, Loyette's subsequent disgust causes him to quit. When the war begins, Willard joins the French Secret Service, while Loyette continues her social life, upset about their separation. After Willard, wounded, hides in a convent, Loyette leaves to find him.
The story of Jose Abad Santos is weaved together through interviews with descendants, top World War 2 Philippine historians, official documents, and excerpts from articles written by Abad Santos' son, Pepito, who was with his father through his last days.
In 1943, Ewa decides to take care of her Jewish neighbour's daughter and brings her home just for a few days. When the ghetto uprising begins, the woman keeps on looking after the little girl.
It is May 1944, two weeks before D-day. Britain stands poised for the long-awaited invasion of France - thousands of troops wait anxiously for the orders to come for embarkation. MI5 is horrified to discover the top-secret codewords for the invasion suddenly appearing as clues in the Daily Telegraph crossword. Two agents are immediately dispatched to confront the culprit, the headmaster of a boys' school in southern England.
Haji is severely traumatized by the war with Iraq. Back from the front, he's unable to adapt to civilian life. Despite family opposition, his fiancée stands by him as together they challenge both the authority of family and state to lead their own lives.
It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes and their successors.
Lieutenant Commander Che Barnes, who died in 2009 after the plane he was flying was struck by U.S. Marine Corps helicopters, is remembered by his two brothers for his passion for flying and saving lives. Barnes and his fellow Coasties and U.S. Marines died in the line of duty. This is Che's story.
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