Congo-Océan, un chemin de fer et de sang

Using exclusively archival footage, Erwin Leiser traces the rise and collapse of the Third Reich, from Adolf Hitler’s early years to the devastation of Europe and his suicide in 1945. The film draws heavily on material produced and preserved by the Nazi propaganda apparatus to confront the mechanisms, imagery, and consequences of total...

Runtime

3h 17m

Director

Erwin Leiser

Cast

Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Brüning, Claude Stephenson

Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning documentary, veteran Canadian director Ron Mann and narrator Woody Harrelson mix humour and historical footage together to recount how...

Runtime

1h 20m

Director

Ron Mann

Cast

Woody Harrelson, Chevy Chase, Tommy Chong

In a village on the edge of the Sahara, Rima, a 19-year-old orphan, dreams of learning, of discovering, of living free while the men of the salt mine go on strike. The authorities react by sending the army, Rima decides to help the strikers by trapping the soldiers. Co-produced with the Office des Actualités Algériens and shot in the r...

Runtime

1h 25m

Director

Jean-Louis Bertuccelli

Cast

Leila Shenna, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ahmed Kadri (Krikèche)

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition surrounding the classical nude figure, which spread from the fine arts to more common forms of expression. The film explains how 19th-century artists were inspired by ancient Greek and Roman works...

Runtime

56m

Cast

Kirsty Wark

The Tank and The Olive Tree recalls a certain number of forgotten fundamentals and sheds new light on the history of Palestine. By combining geopolitical analysis, interviews with international personalities who are experts on the subject and testimonies from Palestinian and French citizens, this documentary offers the keys to understa...

Runtime

1h 41m

Cast

Vera Baboun, Gilles Devers, Richard Falk