Sophie Scholl was a member of the White Rose, an anti-Nazi resistance group based in Munich University, 1943. Sophie and her brother are captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by a Gestapo officer quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility. Armed with long-buried historical records of her incarceration, di
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TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
Starting with the murder in an Afghan prison of an innocent taxi-driver by American soldiers, this brilliant documentary outlines the lines of command from Cheney and Rumsfeld down to those on the front line. We learn about the techniques of torture and who authorised which methods. We hear about some of the history of CIA torture methods, the irrelevance of torture to extracting information and its use as a weapon of terror and political posturing by those in power in Washington.
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THE READER (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
Germany, 1954; teenager Michael Berg becomes ill on his way home and is helped by Hanna, a taciturn, but attractive woman twice his age. When recovered Michael returns to her apartment to thank the stranger for her kindness he swiftly finds himself involved in a furtive, impassioned affair. As this relationship intensifies Michael discovers Hanna's love of being read to. When Hanna disappears without a trace the young lad is left confused and bereft.
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THE ROAD TO GUANTANAMO (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
The Road To Guantanamo is the story, (part dramatic reconstruction/part documentary), of four friends who set off from the Midlands in September 2001 for an innocent wedding and holiday in Pakistan. Two and a half years later, only three of them returned home.
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