I Am Dina (
2002) | IMDb:
6.5
In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living.
Starring:
Maria Bonnevie
,
Gérard Depardieu
,
Christopher Eccleston
,
Bjørn Floberg
,
Pernilla August
,
Amanda Jean Kvakland
Directed by:
Ole Bornedal
Cry Freedom (
1987) | IMDb:
7.4
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
Starring:
Kevin Kline
,
Denzel Washington
,
Penelope Wilton
,
Kate Hardie
,
John Matshikiza
,
Zakes Mokae
Revolution (
1985) | IMDb:
5.3
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
Starring:
Al Pacino
,
Donald Sutherland
,
Nastassja Kinski
,
Joan Plowright
,
Dave King
,
Dexter Fletcher
Directed by:
Hugh Hudson