Movies and TvShows featuring "canadian-army" theme.
Primeval: New World follows a team of experts and soldiers in Vancouver as they deal with the escape of prehistoric creatures through time portals. They must navigate an alternate timeline and work for a secret government organization to prevent these creatures from causing damage and altering history.
The Forgotten Battle is inspired by a true story and focuses on the events of World War II. It tells the story of a group of soldiers who find themselves caught in the midst of a forgotten battle. With betrayal, loss, and heroism as central themes, the movie explores the impact of war on individuals and society.
The Arrow (1997) is a TV show that depicts the story of the Avro Arrow, an advanced Canadian supersonic interceptor aircraft. The plot revolves around the development, testing, and eventual cancellation of the Arrow by the Canadian government. It delves into the political tensions, technological advancements, and military implications of the time, highlighting the impact on Canadian-American relations during the Cold War.
During World War II, a group of soldiers from various backgrounds is formed into a commando unit known as the Devil's Brigade. They must overcome their differences and work together to carry out dangerous missions behind enemy lines.
A Canadian soldier fights in the Battle of Passchendaele during World War I while dealing with love and the horrors of war.
The Canadian contribution to World War Two was extraordinary in scale and variety. More than one million people, out of nation of just eleven million, volunteered to serve. To transform a small, virtually unequipped military into a powerful army, navy and air force was a remarkable achievement. No Price Too High traces Canada's involvement from the prewar years through 1945, explaining the events of the war in the context of the political and military realities of the time. There is none of the second guessing that has characterized so much recent analysis of the war. No Price Too High draws on original sources - personal letters and diary entries, and powerful photographs - to evoke the mood of those momentous years. The thoughts, hopes, dreams, fears, and heartbreaks of the generation of Canadians who faced the war are captured. Produced by Norflicks, No Price Too High chronicles Canada's role in the major events of the war, including The Battle of Britain, Dieppe and D-Day.
Beans is a 12-year-old indigenous girl who navigates racism and her own journey of self-discovery amidst a land dispute between the Mohawk tribe and the Canadian government in 1990. This gripping story explores themes of identity, resilience, and the power of community.
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance is a documentary that highlights the 1990 Oka Crisis in Quebec, Canada. The film focuses on the resistance of the Mohawk people against the Canadian Army and their fight for land and indigenous rights. It explores the escalating tensions, negotiations, barricades, and the racial discrimination faced by the indigenous community during the conflict. The documentary also examines the government's intimidation tactics, the role of the media, and the impact of the crisis on the relationship between the indigenous and non-indigenous populations.
Storming Juno is a historical war film set during World War II that depicts the Canadian soldiers as they prepare for and carry out the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. The movie focuses on the experiences of the tank crew, infantry, paratroopers, and other soldiers involved in Operation Overlord. It highlights the challenges they faced, the bravery they displayed, and the impact of their actions on the outcome of the war.
A young girl's brother comes home from the army, and brings an army buddy with him. The three of them go out that night to celebrate, and after much drinking has been done, the brother's friend rapes the sister. After the two men have gone back, the girl finds that she's pregnant--and discovers that her parents don't blame the soldier, but blame her.
Canadian military accomplishments in the last hundred days of World War I, when the German Army was destroyed, surpassed those of any other army. The Canadian success was, in no small measure, due to Arthur Currie, whom a recent British historian describes as "the most successful Allied General and one of the least well known."
A two-hour documentary which recreates for the viewer one of the greatest battles in Canadian military history. The film was made to show that Canadian character at its best, forging an identity for a country that before the First World War had been seen only as a British colony - an identity and a character that became recognized and respected throughout Europe.
In the post-war era, a dedicated schoolteacher's secret marriage to a baseball pitcher jeopardizes her career as a presidential candidate. As scandal and intrigue unfold, she must navigate the complexities of love, politics, and personal sacrifice.
Two isolated Canadian soldiers come to grip with a difficult order: launch a nuclear strike against the former USSR, some 25 years after the end of the Cold War.
Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.
A live action web series about Canadian superheroes.
A Canadian Army unit with the United Nations peacekeeping force in the former Yugoslavia is tasked with keeping the peace in a dangerous Croatian town named Krasna.
Jeremiah Cardinal, the Prime Minister of Canada is faced with American invasion. Having been evacuated to a secret bunker, he wants to do more than sit around. Knowing it may give away his location and cost him his life, he must convince the Governor General to help him broadcast one last message to the people to inspire resistance or the invasion will continue uninterrupted.
Every year over 4,000 new recruits descend on the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu. The school's goal? To turn civilians into soldiers in only 12 weeks.