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12 Years a Slave (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 731000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: slavery, racism, survival, civil rights, torture, african american, interracial relations, freedom, american history, life is a bitch, black history, kidnapping, storytelling, separation from family, slave trade, nudity, master and servant, rape, slave, human trafficking, biopic, confined, captivity, injustice, interracial rape
The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same
Duration: 138 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: poet, world war two, poetry, love and romance, friendship, bet, hopes, teachers and students, poverty, follow your dream, lifestyle, competition, writers, literature, kurd, turk, tuberculosis, teacher, friends, young lovers, artists and showbiz, twentysomething life, health situation, power relations, love
The Physician (2013)
Plot Summary:
The story of Rob Cole, a boy who is left a penniless orphan in an 11th-century English mining town when his mother dies of a mysterious illness. Vowing to become a physician and vanquish Death itself, he travels to Isfahan in Persia to study medicine under the great Ibn Sina. Through countless ordeals and challenges, and making many sacrifices along the way, he struggles on unwaveringly. His unflagging quest for knowledge leads to the blossoming of friendship and true love
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Plot tags: medicine, follow your dream, surgery, apprentice, medieval, ambition, culture clash, orphan, medical school, doctors and patients, mentor, christian, society, illness, science, doctor, segregation, life & death, prejudice, unlikely friendships, journey, medical student, surgeon, revolution, adaptation
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa
Duration: 141 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, South Africa
Plot tags: prison, civil rights, rebellion, apartheid, biopic, human spirit, racism, prison life, oppression, politics, courage, brutality, heroes, survival, historical figure, fighting the system, political unrest, black, social problems, marital problem, violent content, black history, african american, international relations, resistance
Parkland (2013)
Plot Summary:
November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: assassination, hospital, fbi, secret service, president, kennedy assassination, investigation, conspiracy theory, society, doctors and patients, state affairs, power relations, cold war, conspiracy, murder, medical, u.s. president, john f. kennedy, brother brother relationship, reporter, journalism, career, intrigue, usa history, american politics
A Field in England (2013)
Plot Summary:
During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: folk horror, hallucination, psychedelia, wilderness, group of strangers, surrealism, captivity, danger, human nature, trippy, on the run, poisoning, military, ghost, deserter, battles, battlefield, medieval, madness, arthouse horror, occult, virus, time loop, mental disorder, witchcraft
The Invisible Woman (2013)
Plot Summary:
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his muse, painful secrecy is the price both must pay
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: love affair, writer's life, biopic, charles dickens, writers, forbidden love, celebrity, secret, scandal, marital discord, introspection, father son relationship, actress, couples, infidelity, couple relations, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, poet, publisher, literary, women, art, ancient, parents
Phantom (2013)
Plot Summary:
The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: submarine, military, cold war, nuclear submarine, navy, nuclear threat, underwater, military life, leadership, mission gone awry, danger, haunted by the past, sea disaster, delusion, ghost ship, sea, boat, kgb, spy, ship, supernatural, water, diver, marine, real life