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Who Killed Captain Alex? (2015)
Plot Summary:
Recognized as Uganda’s first action film, Who Killed Captain Alex? is about the aftermath of a police raid in Kampala in which a police captain (Alex) and a drug racketeer’s brother are killed. Both sides seek revenge, escalating into war
Duration: 64 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, War
Country: Uganda
Plot tags: battles, gory, vengeance, drug dealing, strong violent content, police raid, police officer killed, rivalry, danger, exploitation, fish, shootout, who done it, jungle, violence, mercenary, death, monk, soldier, singer, amnesia, television, slum, shooting, bombing
Land of Mine (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war were handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent out to the West Coast, where they were ordered to remove the more than two million mines that the Germans had placed in the sand along the coast. With their bare hands, crawling around in the sand, the boys were forced to perform the dangerous work under the leadership of the Danish sergeant, Carl Leopold Rasmussen
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark, Germany
Plot tags: world war two, german soldier, child soldier, prisoners of war, beach, minefield, survival, teenager, nazi, war, boy, childhood, pow, war crime, wartime, moral ambiguity, beautiful scenery, brutality, courage, life & death, unlikely friendships, soldier, abuse of power, world war, dog
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Plot Summary:
A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country. Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination Depicts the mechanics of war and does not shy away from explicit, visceral detail, and paints a complex, difficult picture of Agu as a child soldier
Duration: 137 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 86000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: war, civil war, child soldier, life is a bitch, children in wartime, survival, adaptation, violence, justice, military, culture clash, moral ambiguity, violent, anti war, power relations, against humanity, black, father son relationship, innocence lost, rape, brother brother relationship, children, army, politics, genocide
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Plot Summary:
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court
Duration: 142 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 324000
Genere: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India, Germany
Plot tags: cold war, lawyer, espionage, spy, cia, justice, mission, courtroom, court, trial, berlin wall, negotiation, soviet spy, politics, surveillance, spying, secrets, cia agent, border crossing, war, rescue, agent, judge, pilot, border
Son of Saul (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Hungary
Plot tags: holocaust, world war two, nazi concentration camp, genocide, tragedy, nazi, prison, courage, prisoner, concentration camp, brutality, life & death, death, world war, obsession, wartime, visceral, unsettling, anti semitism, saving a life, rabbi, war, prisoners of war, judaism, prison escape
Eye in the Sky (2015)
Plot Summary:
A military officer in command of a drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya sees her mission escalate from “capture” to “kill” just as a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: South Africa, UK, Canada
Plot tags: terrorism, drone, military, terrorist, islamic terrorism, terrorist plot, spy, surveillance, survival, moral dilemma, war, espionage, tragedy, child in peril, bazaar, air strike, murder, islam, conspiracy, secrets, international relations, conflict, international law, danger, missile
Little Boy (2015)
Plot Summary:
An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Mexico, USA
Plot tags: world war two, faith, war, spirituality, wartime life, wartime, childhood, coming of age, racial discrimination, survival, christian, boy, courage, against the odds, father son relationship, young boy, religion, world war, child, little boy, youth, small town, nazi, catholic, boyhood
Bajirao Mastani (2015)
Plot Summary:
Peshwa Bajirao married to Kashibai, falls in love with Mastani, a warrior princess in distress. They struggle to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family
Duration: 158 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Plot tags: love, battles, hindu, newborn, muslim, baby, friendship, forbidden love, sword fight, fight scenes, murder, parents and children, fall in love, couples, social differences, family feud, love triangle, politics, ancient, mythology, existential crisis, asian, love story, indian history, bow and arrow
Battle for Sevastopol (2015)
Plot Summary:
The breakout of the war shatters the world of a young student, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, forcing her to enlist in the army in 1941. The maiden turns out to be a natural-born sniper, her impressive skill and prowess make her stand out among men and women alike. Seeing Pavlichenko as a tangible threat, the German High Command gives orders to eliminate the girl whatever the cost. In the meanwhile, Lyudmila meets a man and falls in love. War fades into the background... Soon, however, another misfortune befalls Lyudmila leaving the man she loves on the brink of death and herself seriously wounded. The girl is pulled out of combat and later goes to the United States with a publicity visit. Eleanor Roosevelt welcomes Lyudmila in the White House and the two women soon become close. It won't be long before Pavlichenko stands before an audience in Chicago pressing for a second front. Will her words have the capacity to change the course of war?
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Plot tags: sniper, world war two, female protagonist, female soldier, nazi, wartime, war, great patriotic war, female warrior, wartime life, enemy, strong female lead, world war, battlefield, battles, military, heroism, military life, woman, shooting, relationships, national hero, social relations, couple relations, holocaust
13 Minutes (2015)
Plot Summary:
The breath-taking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, one said a radical No: Georg Elser, disparaged as an assassin, is one of the greatest resistance fighters
Duration: 114 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, Italy
Plot tags: nazi germany, hitler, nazi, gestapo, bolshevik, battered woman, world war two, resistance fighter, anti fascist, assassination attempt, jealousy, infidelity, german history, corporal punishment, public speaking, alone, nazi soldier, state affairs, third reich, hitler youth, world war, prisoner, confession, treason, plan gone wrong
Admiral (2015)
Plot Summary:
When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France and Germany and faces its own civil war no less, only one man, Michael de Ruyter, can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet
Duration: 151 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
Plot tags: war, ocean, naval battle, military, soldier, state affairs, civil war, medieval, leadership, danger, heroic mission, sea, ship, father son relationship, sailing, dutch history, sea battle, pirate, queen, warrior, ancient, archaeology, courage, monarch, captain
A War (2015)
Plot Summary:
Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that ultimately sees him return to Denmark accused of a war crime
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Denmark, France
Plot tags: war in afghanistan, trial, court case, soldier, sniper, officer, witness, killed in action, murder, lawyer, life is a bitch, war on terror, military, family relations, husband wife relationship, military life, teenager, world war two, psychology, islam, revolution, girl, jury, sociology, international relations
A Perfect Day (2015)
Plot Summary:
Film about a group of aid workers trying to resolve a crisis in an armed conflict zone in the Balkans
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Spain
Plot tags: volunteer, war zone, soldier, aid worker, translator, world politics, bosnian war, war, ethnic conflict, life philosophy, landmine, wartime, un, road trip, military, revolution, humanity, conscience, inspiration, photojournalist, world war, corpse, bureaucracy, roadblock, contaminated water
Macbeth (2015)
Plot Summary:
Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: shakespeare, medieval, witch, murder, ambition, crown, throne, insanity, brutality, queen, kingdom, prophecy, macbeth, witchcraft, assassination, rise and fall, tragic hero, state affairs, couple relations, battlefield, losing-it hero, rivalry, psychology, vengeance, betrayal
Max (2015)
Plot Summary:
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: dog, youth, teenage life, military, betrayal, pets, twists and turns, family bonds, war, friendship, runaway, vengeance, family drama, rescue, escapades, dog training, dog actor, child, childhood, animal, friends, parents and children, family problems, death in the family, kidnapping
Last Knights (2015)
Plot Summary:
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, South Korea, Czech Republic
Plot tags: medieval, sword fight, warrior, vengeance, revenge, knight, coup d'etat, king arthur, emperor, corrupt, sword and shield, magic, mythology, beautiful scenery, brutality, happy ending, wizard, survival, ninja, natural disaster, betrayal, technology, chase, redemption, good versus evil
Man Down (2015)
Plot Summary:
A haunted Afghanistan war veteran attempts to come to terms with his past while searching for his family in a post-apocalyptic America
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: alternate reality, delusion, dream, mental illness, friendship, paranoia, military, danger, mission, illusion, violence, tragic event, war in afghanistan, distopia, karate, disaster, grief, trauma, ptsd, military operation, dystopian future, police, psychiatrist, fear, marine
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
Plot Summary:
A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Music, War
Country: USA
Plot tags: redemption, music business, unlikely friendships, singer, artists and showbiz, hopes, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, scandal, american abroad, music, dancing, musician, art, rock and roll, bloodbath, entertainment industry, music and dance, hijab, jealousy, record producer, ex boyfriend, showbiz, rivalry, ambition