Tagged: mood: patriotic

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National Security (Korean Film)

Set in 1985, National Security is based on the memoir by Kim Keun-tae, a democratic activist who was kidnapped and tortured for 22 days under the orders of gruesome police inspector Lee Geun-an, better known as The Undertaker.

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Berlin File, The

South Korea is doing better non-Bourne movies better than The Bourne Legacy did, as we follow a North Korean agent in Berlin during a political power struggle.

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Masquerade (Korean Film)

The award-winning Masquerade is the Korean period piece version of The Prince and the Pauper — top-notch period piece craftsmanship and a testament to the technical qualities of the Korean film industry.

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Dostoevsky (Russian Miniseries)

Directed by Vladimir Khotinenko and starring Yevgeny Mironov as the iconic Russian writer, Dostoevsky chronicles his life from when he was about to be executed in 1849 through all the women he was interested in or loved.

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Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir melds together documentary and narrative in order to present this disassociation between memory and reality for veterans long after the war.

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Estrada de Palha (2012)

Hay Road is a Portuguese drama with Western semblance and a political message. Set in the beginning of the 20th century when the monarchy was about to give its place to the republic, it was inspired by David Henry Thoreau’s writings concerning the justice and moral of the State.

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Guillotines, The (2012)

Set during the Manchurian rule of the Qing Dynasty, the Empire had set up an assassination squad known as the Guillotines set to kill anyone who dared to oppose the Emperor.

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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days chronicles the last days of Scholl’s life after she’s caught distributing ‘anti-government’ printouts during the not-so-final days of Nazi Germany.

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No (Chilean Film)

No is an interesting look at some of Chile’s history with some of the coolest production design around.