Bitter Harvest (
2017) | IMDb:
5.9
Set between the two World Wars and based on true historical events, Bitter Harvest conveys the untold story of the Holodomor, the genocidal famine engineered by the tyrant Joseph Stalin. The film displays a powerful tale of love, honour, rebellion and survival at a time when Ukraine was forced to adjust to the horrifying territorial ambitions of the burgeoning Soviet Union.
Starring:
Max Irons
,
Samantha Barks
,
Terence Stamp
,
Barry Pepper
,
Tamer Hassan
,
Aneurin Barnard
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (
2014) | IMDb:
6.9
In Scotland 1874, Jack is born on the coldest day ever. Because of the extreme cold, his heart stops beating. The responsible midwife in Edinburgh finds a way to save him by replacing his heart with a clock. So he lives and remains under the midwife's protective care. But he must not get angry or excited because that endangers his life by causing his clock to stop working. Worse than that, when he grows up, he has to face the fact he cannot fall in love because that too could stop his delicate heart.
Starring:
Mathias Malzieu
,
Olivia Ruiz
,
Grand Corps Malade
,
Jean Rochefort
,
Emily Loizeau
,
Rossy de Palma
Les Misérables (
2012) | IMDb:
7.5
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Starring:
Hugh Jackman
,
Russell Crowe
,
Anne Hathaway
,
Amanda Seyfried
,
Sacha Baron Cohen
,
Helena Bonham Carter