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The Bomb
The Bomb (2015)

Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Environmental films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about nuclear technology, Documentary films about technology
Actors Jonathan Adams (acteur britannique)

Comment vivre avec une invention capable de détruire la planète ? S'appuyant sur de spectaculaires archives récemment restaurées et rendues publiques, une captivante plongée dans l'histoire de la bombe atomique, de sa conception à la manière dont elle a changé le monde.
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Chau, Beyond the Lines (2015)
, 34minutes
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Films about disabilities, Political films

Chau, a teenager living in a Vietnamese care center for kids disabled by Agent Orange, struggles with the reality of his dream to one day become a professional artist.
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah (2015)
, 40minutes
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about racism, Films about religion, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Claude Lanzmann, Marcel Ophuls, France Roche, Jean-Paul Sartre

Centré sur un entretien où Claude Lanzmann revient sur sa vie et sur la réalisation de Shoah - les choix initiaux, les embûches, les dangers, la recherche de moyens pour mener à bien cette entreprise, l’épuisement…, Adam Benzine donne aussi à voir des fragments des rushes de Shoah.
Ivan and Ivana
Ivan and Ivana (2011)

Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Adventure
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events

Ivan & Ivana follows a young couple fleeing the Kosovo War. They arrive in California at the height of the housing boom. The film follows their experience as new American immigrants through their economic, political and personal experiences. The film sets the characters among the events of the Kosovo War, while making no judgments about that war.
Jihad: A Story of the Others
Jihad: A Story of the Others (2015)

Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films about Islam

The documentary looks at the intimate, personal reasons individuals are drawn into that world and how some find their way out of it. The film also shows that Westerners embracing jihad is nothing new and has been going on since the 1980s.
Last Day of Freedom
Last Day of Freedom (2015)
, 32minutes
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime, Animation
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about health care

Bill Babbitt supported the death penalty, until it came knocking at his door. Bill fondly recalls early life with his brother Manny, but a childhood car accident leaves Manny forever changed. Two tours in Vietnam only compound Manny’s mental health issues. After the war, bouts of paranoia leave him living on the streets. Concerned about his brother, Bill and his family invite Manny to come live with them in Sacramento. One day, however, Bill makes a shocking discovery that leaves him with an impossible choice: cover for his brother, or turn him in. Bill explores his attempt to do the “right” thing as familial bonds, mental illness and murder tug a close relationship in conflicting directions.
My Enemy, My Brother
My Enemy, My Brother (2014)
, 18minutes
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about health care, Political films

In 1982 Zahed was an Iranian boy who ran away from home to join the army. Najah was a 19-year-old Iraqi with a wife and son when he was conscripted to fight. When they meet on the battlefield, Zahed risks his life to save Najah. Twenty-five years later they meet again by sheer chance in Canada.
Rubble Kings
Rubble Kings (2014)

Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about cities

Au travers d'images d'archives, Nicholson raconte l'histoire des véritables Warriors qui ont arpenté les rues de New York dans les années 1970 et la dure réalité de la vie des gangs dans une ville qui semblait s'effondrer.