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Days of GloryDays of Glory (Indigènes) (2006)
Dir. Rachid Bouchareb
Feat. Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Bernard Blancan
Epic Algerian WW2 drama focused on a determined group of Algerian soldiers fighting to defend France with little acknowledgement of their sacrifices…
Etoile Du Soldat, L' Etoile Du Soldat, L' (Star of the Soldier) (2006)
Dir. Christophe de Ponfilly
Feat. Sacha Bourdo, Philippe Caubere, Hanns Zischler
Maladroit war drama based on the true story of a Russian soldier captured by the Mujahedin in Afghanistan who becomes enthralled by his freedom…
I Served the King of EnglandI Served the King of England (2006) Recommended
Dir. Jiri Menzel
Feat. Julia Jentsch, Oldrich Kaiser, Ivan Barnev
Whimsical yet biting Czech farce centres on the exploits of an endearingly opportunistic waiter, whose thrifty wiles propel him into all manner of…
Kiss Me BabyKiss Me Baby (Baciami Piccina) (2006)
Dir. Roberto Cimapnelli
Feat. Neri Marcore, Vincenzo Salemme, Elena Russo
Elegant blend of love–story, witty road movie and historical drama tells the story of a couple on their honeymoon at the most unlikely of times…
Pan's LabyrinthPan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del fauno) (2006) Aro Favourite
Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baquero, Sergi Lopez
A stunning, sinister netherworld fantasy that parallels an equally compelling story of uprising against a fascist military unit in WWII Spain, this…
Tiger and the Snow, TheTiger and the Snow, The (2006)
Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi
Italian jester Roberto Benigni unites comedy and tragedy within the throws of the Iraq war, playing a poet who follows his true love (real life…
9th Company9th Company (2005)
Dir. Fyodor Bondarchuk
Feat. Artur Smolyaninov, Aleksey Chadov , Konstantin Kryukov
A muscular, at times brutal, war film set during the Russian invasion of Afghanistan follows a regiment from training to ill–fated combat with…
Airlift, TheAirlift, The (2005)
Dir. Dror Zahavi
Feat. Heino Ferch, Ulrich Tukur, Bettina Zimmerman
Sweeping historical drama set in post–WWII Berlin with the love affair between a German single mother and an American General complicated by…
FatelessFateless (Sorstalanság) (2005) Recommended
Dir. Lajos Koltai
Feat. Marcell Nagy, Aron Dimeny, Daniel Craig
Harrowing and distilled vision of the Holocaust adapted from a novel by concentration–camp survivor and Nobel prize–winning author Imre…
Joyeux NoelJoyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) (2005) Recommended
Dir. Christian Carion
Feat. Ian Richardson, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl
Fact–based WWI drama centred around how, on Christmas Eve, 1914, opposing French, German and British soldiers called a temporary ceasefire amid…

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