Documentary, History
Grow Vasu is a biographical documentary on the life of comrade Ayinoor Vasu aka Grow Vasu, a leader of the working class, as well as a champion of Muslim, Dalit, and marginalized communities and human rights movements. At 94 years young, he was jailed for questioning the authority, yet, Vasu continues his fight against oppression, for justice, and for the revolution. The film follows a narrative style divided into ten chapters consists of his personal-political up and downs.
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IMDB 6 | Mar , 2022
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IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 1984
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IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 2005
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2026
Explore the tumultuous life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a Jamaican political activist and advocate for Black Nationalism. From founding UNIA-ACL and finding prosperity through economic ventures to navigating financial hardships, assassination attempts, and politically motivated criminal charges, Garvey's impactful odyssey throughout Jamaica and America left an enduring imprint on history.The Giant
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2017
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IMDB 4 | Nov , 2020
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IMDB 7 | Jul , 2023
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IMDB 5.7 | Aug , 2023
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IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 2020
The domestic cat has conquered almost the entire globe with around 400 million animals and is now also the star of social networks. It is not clear when and how they secured the favor of humans. Archaeologists, geneticists and behavioral biologists around the world have been researching these questions for years. Their latest findings make it possible to trace the path of the house cat.Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1957
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Alexander Hamilton
IMDB 4 | Sep , 1931
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IMDB 8 | Mar , 2019
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IMDB 5.5 | May , 2009
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IMDB 9.3 | Sep , 2015
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IMDB 6 | Sep , 2016
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IMDB 8 | Jun , 2020
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IMDB 5.2 | Jan , 2001
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 2013
Julia is a young transgender woman who left her home country of Lithuania. Now living in Germany, she walks the streets of Berlin, working as a prostitute to survive. This documentary revisits Julia over a ten-year period of her life.