Drama, War
Afghanistan, 2006, Helmand Province becomes one of the most dangerous places on Earth as the British Army is deployed into the Taliban heartland. The Operation, Herrick, became synonymous with the struggle as British troops fought a losing battle against this unseen enemy.
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The Breadwinner
The Hornet's Nest
Osama
The Mark of Cain
Bibi
Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa
The New Lot
The Point Men
Revolution
Alone at Dawn
Zulu
Canine Soldiers: The Militarization of Love
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
My Boy Jack
Earth and Ashes
12 Strong
The Kite Runner
Lions for Lambs
Piégé
Our Father
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The Breadwinner
IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 2017
A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.The Hornet's Nest
IMDB 6.3 | May , 2014
Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history: they are embed with U.S. troops during nine days of intense combat in Afghanistan.Osama
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2004
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.The Mark of Cain
IMDB 5.2 | Oct , 2007
After a bomb kills their company commander in Iraq, British soldiers Treacle and Shane are ordered to round up suspects and use torture on the detainees. Back home, the press gets the story and the pair achieves instant infamy.Bibi
IMDB 0 | May , 2022
In suburban London, on New Years Eve in 1999, an Afghan housewife lives cut off from society by her controlling husband. In secret, with the aid of a present gifted by her mother, she sets out to reconnect with the world.Lord Roberts Leaving For South Africa
IMDB 5 | Dec , 1899
An actuality and reportage film. This film captures Lord Frederick Roberts (British Army rank Field Marshal) departing England for South Africa on 23rd December 1899, where he commanded British forces for a year in the Second Boer War. The ship in this film is the RMS Dunottar Castle. Going with Roberts is his chief of staff, Lord Kitchener, whose future role as Secretary Of State for War during World War One awaits him. This film was produced and distributed by the Warwick Trading Company, a London based company at its peak at this time, involved in the majority of British films.The Warwick Trading Company specialised in travel, reportage and actuality films and had substantial catalogues. Charles Urban had taken over as managing director in 1897 and was in that role when this film was produced. According to the BFI programme entry, the company had a large amount of resources already in South Africa. This meant they could capture historic moments as part of its Boer War coverage.The New Lot
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1943
A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.The Point Men
IMDB 5.7 | Jan , 2023
A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea's most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government's cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he's forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages.Revolution
IMDB 5.4 | Dec , 1985
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.Alone at Dawn
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2026
Following the true story of U.S. Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman and his fight to the death to save his fellow soldiers during the 2002 Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan. Years later, an intelligence officer works to prove his valor, leading an investigation that would ultimately secure Chapman the Medal of Honor.Zulu
IMDB 7.4 | Jan , 1964
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.Canine Soldiers: The Militarization of Love
IMDB 8 | Oct , 2016
A documentary exploring the experience of going to war with a Military Working Dog, trained to find bombs before they can kill or maim soldiers, often at the expense of the dog's sanity.The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 1943
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered out-of-touch with what's needed to win the war. But it wasn't always this way. Flashing back to his early career in the Boer War and World War I, we see a dashing young officer whose life has been shaped by three different women, and by a lasting friendship with a German soldier.My Boy Jack
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2007
Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 17-year-old son after he goes missing during WWI.Earth and Ashes
IMDB 5.6 | May , 2004
Elderly Dastaguir and his newly deaf 5-year-old grandson Yassin hitchhike and walk, but mostly walk, as they make their way to the coal mine where Dastaguir's son Murad works. Dastaguir must tell Murad that the rest of their family were all killed in a recent bomb attack.12 Strong
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 2018
A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.The Kite Runner
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 2007
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.Lions for Lambs
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2007
Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.Piégé
IMDB 4.4 | Jan , 2014
While on the move, Denis's patrol is ambushed. Finding himself alone, Denis steps on a mine and is left stranded in the middle of a barren desert. If he moves, Denis risks death: psychologically shattered, he must try to physically resist a situation from which he may be helpless alone.Our Father
IMDB 6 | Dec , 2015
The Second World War is experienced through the journey of Private Cole, a dramatic study of the contrasting nature between the innocence of childhood and the reality of war, and the emotional struggle that accompanies it.