Drama, History, War
1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous” soldiers, to liberate the “fatherland” from the Nazi enemy. Heroes that history has forgotten…
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Transit
Infinity
Nowhere in Africa
The Double Life of Véronique
The Dirty Dozen
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Order No. 027
To End All Wars
Au Revoir les Enfants
What the War Meant
Echo on the Seashore
The Ambush
The Dream
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Leaders of Madison’s Black Renaissance
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
Life and Death on the Shore
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Nightingale
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
IMDB 7.6 | May , 2007
Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.Transit
IMDB 4.9 | Jun , 2006
A group of American pilots from Alaska ferry Airacobra fighter planes across the ocean on Lend-lease. The orderly course of life is disrupted when it becomes clear that the American pilots are attractive and charming young women. The feelings of the Russian young men collide into barriers of culture and language resulting in a host of awkward, funny, and sometimes tragic situations.It is the story of Russians, Americans, and natives of the Far North. It is the story of man and woman in war. Love and death are squeezed between the hills as human fates are destroyed and born.Infinity
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 1996
Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.Nowhere in Africa
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2001
A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.The Double Life of Véronique
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1991
Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.The Dirty Dozen
IMDB 7.6 | Jun , 1967
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
IMDB 7.1 | Feb , 2005
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to the White Rose, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility.Order No. 027
IMDB 5.6 | Jan , 1986
A group of elite soldiers is sent across the border to South Korea to destroy a military base.To End All Wars
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2001
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.Au Revoir les Enfants
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1987
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.What the War Meant
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2008
The drama stars Beat Takeshi as General Hideki Tojo, who served as Prime Minister of Japan during World War II and was later executed as a war criminal. The story's theme is said to be a look at how the Pacific War began, focusing mostly on the three month period between the Imperial Conference (Gozen Kaigi) on September 6, 1941, and the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.Echo on the Seashore
IMDB 9 | Nov , 1966
World War II. Patriot Jonuz Bruga has troubles with his young son, Selim, who leads an immoral lifestyle and does not support the anti-fascist war, while his brothers fight in the city's guerrilla units.The Ambush
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1968
A film set during World War II - a small partisan unit must ambush a German convoy.The Dream
IMDB 5 | Jul , 1966
In the whirlpool of WW2, two peaceful towns that have already tasted peace are once again attacked by the Germans. Casualties are high, but the dream of a boy and a girl about their liberated towns cannot be destroyed.The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 2015
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.Leaders of Madison’s Black Renaissance
IMDB 8 | Apr , 2022
Despite Blacks making up only 7% of Madison WI's population, they are leading in so many important areas from education to politics, and are launching so many multi-million dollar projects that people describe this period as a "Black Renaissance."The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2025
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who had practiced in the Auschwitz extermination camp, managed to escape from Germany. With the help of SS soldiers and the support of wealthy South American families, he went into hiding in Argentina. From Buenos Aires to Paraguay, with stops in the Brazilian jungle, the so-called Angel of Death organized his methodical disappearance and escaped any form of trial.Life and Death on the Shore
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2017
Set in 1945 at the end of World War II. Saku arrives on Kakeromajima as the head of navy special forces. He is admired by the children on the island and he is interested in learning the island song as well as drinking with his men. Toe is an elementary school teacher on Kakeromajima and she has feelings for Saku.Memoirs of a Geisha
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 2005
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.The Nightingale
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2027
The lives of two French sisters are torn apart by the onset of World War II.