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War Movies

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Revealing the devastating impact a Taliban machine-gun bullet has on the life of 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris, this film lays bare the true cost of war. (USA)

Language: English/Pushto/Dari

1:24:51

m

Hell and Back Again

War
When operations get risky, cynicism sets in for the young soldiers at the front line in Afghanistan. This program follows two young soldiers, Mads and Daniel, who lose their innocence in the war.

Language: Danish

1:40:56

ma15+

Armadillo

Politics and Current Affairs
The story of a sergeant and the inner core members of his unit as they try to serve in and survive World War II.

Language: English

1:48:31

m

The Big Red One

The Big Red One
Stanley Kubrick's 1987 masterpiece follows a group of soldiers undergoing a gruelling eight-week Marine induction/training course under the no-nonsense Sgt Hartman.

Language: English

1:51:40

ma15+

Full Metal Jacket
Jean-Pierre Melville’s classic film, informed by his own experience in the French Resistance, provides brutal insight into the moral cost of war.

Languages: FrenchGermanEnglish

2:18:48

m

Army Of Shadows

Classic
A soaring, action-packed journey of heroism and sacrifice as one crusading journalist desperately fights to uncover the horrors buried within the infamous Nazi siege of Leningrad in the savage winter of 1941. (UK/Russia)

Languages: EnglishGermanRussian

1:46:05

m

Leningrad

Drama
A powerful account of director Ari Folman’s efforts to recover lost memories of his military service in Lebanon in 1982. (Israel)

Languages: HebrewArabicGermanEnglish

1:26:29

ma15+

Waltz with Bashir

Animation
Based on Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed graphic novel, the black and white animation Persepolis recounts her experience growing up as a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl during the Islamic Revolution.

Language: English

1:31:36

pg

Persepolis

Animation
Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch is an expert Jewish counterfeiter enjoying the good life until he's sent to Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. Best Foreign Language Film at 2008 Academy Award. (Germany)

Language: German

1:34:54

ma15+

The Counterfeiters

Drama
The clandestine relationship between two gay soldiers is threatened with exposure in this tense, moving drama from Israel. Based on a true story. (Israel) #SBSfilm

Language: Hebrew

1:04:33

m

Yossi And Jagger

Drama
The epic tale of two sisters separated as children who find each other, only to be separated again by the war. A sweeping period drama that was nominated for an Academy Award. (The Netherlands)

Language: Dutch

2:11:44

m

Twin Sisters

Drama
Once upon a time, during WWII, somewhere in Nazi occupied Romania, a night of comic misadventures ensues when a boy discovers a dead soldier. (Romania, Germany, Belgium)

Language: English

1:20:54

m

A Hero's Choice (A Farewell To Fools)

Comedy
An exploration of the consequences and contradictions of French colonisation in Algeria. Lt Roque is a young French officer dispirited by the endless war. Stars Vincent Martinez. (France)

Languages: FrenchArabic

1:19:19

m

The Betrayal

Drama
A young Japanese man, falls deeply in love with a beautiful Chinese girl. Their brief happiness ends when when returns home for military service.

Languages: MandarinJapaneseVietnamese

2:02:46

ma15+

Purple Butterfly

Drama
This gripping story follows a twenty-eight year old director, anarchist and anti-war activist who is offered to fly to Iraq as assistant director on a film about the Italian military 'peace mission'.

Language: Italian

1:30:40

ma15+

20 Cigarettes

War
Narrated by Christian Slater, this is the amazing story of American soldier, James Dresnok, who defected from the Korean War in 1962 and went to live in North Korea. (USA)

Language: English/Korean/Japanese

1:30:14

pg

Crossing the Line

War
A small Parisian restaurant is forced to close. The final dinner, with friends and relatives, brings with it the many memories and moments of joy as well as pain. Nostalgia can be food for the soul. (France)

Language: French

1:30:04

m

Au Petit Marguery

Drama
Set almost entirely within the confines of a tank, is every bit as brutal and shocking as The Hurt Locker. A lone Israeli tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to a simple mission that turns into a nightmare.

Languages: HebrewArabic

1:29:27

ma15+

Lebanon

War
A private security contractor in Iraq rejects the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth. (UK)

Language: English

1:44:13

ma15+

Route Irish

War
Near the end of World War Two, 13-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Dutch Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British paratrooper. (The Netherlands)

Languages: DutchGermanEnglish

1:39:03

m

Winter In Wartime

History
The absurdity of war and the value of heroism are scrutinised in this brutal epic about a soldier's quest for personal honour and that of his fallen comrades in China's Civil War. Feng Xiaogang's impressive story of heroism and sacrifice is often described as...

Language: Mandarin

1:58:51

m

Assembly

Action Adventure
The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War Two and his battle to overcome his inner demons. Winner of six Norwegian Amanda Awards in 2009. (Norway)

Language: Norwegian

1:52:57

m

Max Manus

Action Adventure
Flame and Citron are assassins in the Danish resistance in WWII and target important officials of the Third Reich. However, they find their boss is using them to settle personal scores. (Denmark)

Languages: DanishGerman

2:10:16

ma15+

Flame and Citron

Drama
The devastating legacy of a love affair between a Jewish inmate and a Nazi doctor overseeing human experimentation at a concentration camp reflects on the lives of her sons. (USA)

Language: English

1:36:52

ma15+

Death In Love

War
A man must lead the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance to victory over the Qing Dynasty. (China)

Languages: EnglishMandarin

2:00:32

ma15+

1911

Action Adventure