A young woman Chiaki whose family runs an old miso company in Nagano Prefecture, the only daughter of old traditional family. For generations, they were making soybean paste for living. Now she needs to take over this business and rebuild it. She lives through the hardships of postwar Japan.
This series investigated the way that history and memory have been used by politicians and others.
In postwar Lithuania, a group of partisans endure a difficult and dangerous journey in their fight against the oppressive iron curtain regime. Owl Mountain is a gripping drama that showcases the resilience and bravery of those who dared to defy the status quo.
A Defeated People is a 1946 British documentary short film made by the Crown Film Unit, directed by Humphrey Jennings and narrated by William Hartnell. The film depicts the shattered state of Germany, both physically and as a society, in the immediate aftermath of World War II. The narration explains what is being done – and what needs to be done – both by the occupying Allied forces and the German people themselves to build a better Germany from the ruins.
Based on the story of the same name by Anatoliy Kalinin. A young village woman, Klavdiya Pukhlyakova, the mother of a newborn girl, finds a gypsy boy at the crushed kibitka under the tanks. Having pity on the child, she takes him home and raises him as her own son. 17 years pass. Once in the village appears a lonely gypsy Budulai, who has experienced a lot. He very quickly gained the sympathy of Pukhlyakova's adoptive son. Suspecting that Budulai is the father of her gypsy boy, Klavdiya fears that the peace of the family will be disturbed...
At the foot of the Andes Mountains in Chile lies an idyllic German colony called Villa Baviera. However, the beauty of the place – formerly known as Colonia Dignidad – hides a grim past. Systematic child-abuse, medical experiments, torture chambers and mass graves are part of its history. Today, 120 inhabitants still live their lives in the colony which has since changed its name to Villa Baviera and where a disturbing blend of religious fanaticism and extreme conservatism still holds sway.
Robert is a war photographer who moves to an andalusian village after the Spanish Civil War, watching in the population a panorama of sadness and pain. Because of his arrival, stories that happened there in the past resuscitate.
Set from postwar of the Korean's war to the present (1980s). The story revolves around two brothers, Tae-jun and Tae-su, from the country of Chuncheon, struggling in poverty and family often verbally argue. After the death of their father, Tae-jun (the eldest son) pursues further on his education and earns a merit to law school, whereas Tae-su (the youngest) hides out escaping the crime he assaulted back at home. However, Tae-jun is romantically in love with his first love, Mi-ja, who becomes a movie star, debating about her career and their pending marriage. Love and Ambition is an intriguing intense tale circling into romance and obsession.
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