Movies and TvShows featuring "displaced-person" theme.
During World War II, a small group of American soldiers stationed on the western front must defend their position against a German attack. As the enemy forces close in, the soldiers face increasing odds and must rely on their bravery and resourcefulness to survive.
Monsoon follows a young Vietnamese man as he returns to his native country after being away for many years. As he navigates the streets of Hanoi and reconnects with his roots, he also begins to explore his own identity and relationships. With themes of love, history, and the aftermath of war, Monsoon offers a poignant and introspective look at a country in transition.
The Glass Wall tells the story of a displaced person from Hungary who arrives in New York City seeking refuge. He becomes wrongly accused of a murder and must navigate the gritty streets and nightclubs of the city to prove his innocence. Along the way, he forms unexpected connections and faces numerous challenges in his quest for justice.
The Russian Woodpecker is a documentary that explores the investigation into the mysterious radio signal known as the Russian Woodpecker. This signal, believed to be a Soviet secret weapon, was heard all around the world during the Cold War. The film follows Ukrainian artist Fedor Alexandrovich, who believes there is a connection between the signal and the Chernobyl disaster. As he delves deeper into the history and secrets of the Soviet Union, Fedor uncovers a web of intrigue and conspiracy.
The 1967 'Six-Day' war ended with Israel's decisive victory; conquering Jerusalem, Gaza, Sinai and the West Bank. It is a war portrayed, to this day, as a righteous undertaking - a radiant emblem of Jewish pride. One week after the war, a group of young kibbutzniks, led by renowned author Amos Oz, recorded intimate conversations with soldiers returning from the battlefield. The recording revealed an honest look at the moment Israel turned from David to Goliath. The Israeli army censored the recordings, allowing the kibbutzniks to publish only a fragment of the conversations. 'Censored Voices' reveals the original recordings for the first time.
A government agent's son wins respect and love when he challenges counterfeiters.
A thought-provoking documentary that explores the escalating tensions between China and the United States, particularly related to the South China Sea dispute and China's land reclamation efforts. The film examines the historical context, cultural clashes, economic power dynamics, and military implications of this potential conflict.
In 1945, fifteen million orphans roamed in the debris of a Europe recovering from the deadliest conflict it had ever known. Through recolorized archives, testimonies of survivors and reenactment, our film will relate this obscure and unknown episode of the immediate post-war period, overshadowed by the atrocities of the conflict.
Just as church services are letting out, a shabbily-dressed stranger is run over by an automobile in front of the church. The stranger is helped mentally and physically by the minister and congregation members, who help him regain his self-confidence and also to accept the death of his wife as she was about to embark from Europe, as a displaced person, to join him in America.
A boy feels neglected by his parents because they grieve for his older brother, who went missing in the aftermath of the second world war.
A British army officer becomes fascinated by the portrait of a young woman. He travels to Germany to find her, only to discover that she is suffering from amnesia.
In 1945, twelve million homeless children wandered through the rubble of a Europe that had just emerged from the deadliest conflict it had ever known. An unprecedented number of children were separated from their parents or orphaned. Under the guise of the best interests of these children and of the nation, France, the United States, Great Britain and the countries of Central Europe embarked on a veritable race for children. By demographic opportunism, by fear of seeing them indoctrinated by a new totalitarianism, these countries move and adopt these orphans, erasing their history and their identity.
University student Anna and her boyfriend Tomek use a precious photograph to trace and unveil the complex wartime and post-war past of their parents.
During the final winter of WWII, as displaced persons return to their former homes in the Soviet Union, an 8-year-old boy is left alone when his mother dies en route.
Richard and Kate have lost everything: Job, home, lifestyle. Now, with everything they own packed into their battered old station wagon, they’re just trying to make it to Cleveland, where Richard’s brother has offered a chance to start over. But making the journey is easier said than done, and when Richard’s plans to borrow money from an old friend fall through, they are left with no choice but to seek out an old flame of Kate’s for help. But will this truly be a chance to move on, or the catalyst for a larger life change?
Black Sea Files is a territorial research on the Caspian oil geography: the world’s oldest oil extraction zone. A giant new subterranean pipeline traversing the Caucasus will soon pump Caspian Crude to the West. The line connecting the resource fringe with the terminal of the global high-tech oil circulation system, runs through the video like a central thread. However, the trajectory followed by the narrative is by no means a linear one. Circumventing the main players in the region, the video sheds light on a multitude of secondary sceneries. Oil workers, farmers, refugees and prostitutes who live along the pipeline come into profile and contribute to a wider human geography that displaces the singular and powerful signifying practices of oil corporations and oil politicians.
The Wandering Jew tells the story of Arthur Levi (Jacob Ben-Ami), a German-Jewish artist who experiences the new German antisemitism when his masterpiece, a portrait of his Polish-born father entitled "The Eternal Wanderer" is rejected by the Berlin Academy of Art, which also asks his resignation as professor. Later in the film the figure in the painting comes to life and tells Levi the story of the persecution of the Jewish people. The film ends with footage of an anti-Hitler rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden and Levi's resolve to bear onward in the face of adversity.
1947 short film that was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Documentary, Short Subjects"
No Strangers Here is a fictionalised account of a family of "new Australians" arriving in their new home town. The family (mum, dad, girl and boy) are displaced persons from Northern and Eastern Europe. Produced for the Department of Immigration during the migrant boom that followed World War Two, the film's essential message is "We want them. We need them". It presents an idealised Australia, "a happy, smiling land" where people are generally friendly and accepting despite some xenophobia, and echoes the government policies of decentralisation and assimilation.