372 World War II Foreign Language Films

Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen

1994 • 105 min

The film depicts the true story of the "Mühlviertler Hasenjagd," a manhunt that took place in February 1945 near the Mauthausen concentration camp. Five hundred Soviet officers from death block 20 attempt to escape, but only 150 survive. After the…

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Riphagen the Untouchable

2016 • 132 min • Budget $2M

Drama, History, Thriller

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1944. During World War II, Andries Riphagen, a powerful criminal, profited by working for the Nazi occupiers. As the war nears its end, resistance fighters emerge from hiding to relentlessly pursue those who collaborated with the enemy.

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The Ascent

1977 • 111 min

Drama, War

Two determined Soviet partisans undertake a perilous mission to obtain essential supplies for their hungry fellow fighters. Their journey becomes more complicated when they find German soldiers have already taken over a nearby farm. Driven by the need to survive,…

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The 25th Hour

1967 • 121 min

Drama, War

During World War II in a small Romanian village, a peasant's peaceful life is shattered when he is forced to confront the Nazi regime. Based on true events, this moving film explores the difficult lives of ordinary people caught between…

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Eroica

1958 • 80 min

The film follows two stories during World War II. One centers on a man who appears irresponsible but eventually joins the fight against the Nazis. The other takes place in a prisoner-of-war camp where Polish inmates maintain hope of escaping,…

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Cold Days

1966 • 96 min

Andras Kovacs' film, a key work of 1960s Hungarian cinema, follows four men awaiting trial for their part in the 1942 massacre of thousands of Jewish and Serbian civilians in Novi Sad. They all insist they were simply following orders.…

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Bon Voyage

1944 • 26 min

War, Drama

During WWII, a young Scottish Royal Air Force gunner escapes Nazi-occupied territory and is then questioned by French officials. As tensions build, he finds himself caught in a complicated network of alliances and lies connected to a mysterious person who…

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Rommel ruft Kairo

1959 • 105 min

In 1942, the Germans planned an operation in Egypt to deploy spies with the goal of inciting a rebellion against the British.

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The Retreat from Kiska

1965 • 105 min

In 1943, a small group of Japanese soldiers occupied Kiska, an island in the Aleutian chain. Learning that a large American force was about to attack, the Japanese Navy planned a remarkably risky evacuation. This is the story of their…

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Three

1965 • 80 min

This episodic World War II drama charts the journey of a Yugoslav man as he experiences the war firsthand, evolving from observer to victim and ultimately to someone who participates in the conflict.

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Red Sorghum

1988 • 91 min

Drama, Romance, History

This story follows Jiu'er, who unexpectedly takes charge of a secluded winery after her husband, a man with leprosy, dies. In their close-knit community, she finds support in "my Grandpa," her secret lover and ally in building a new, women-led…

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Army of Shadows

1969 • 145 min • Box office $906K

War, Drama, Thriller

The film tells the intense story of Philippe Gerbier, betrayed by someone within his own group. After enduring brutal conditions in a Nazi prison camp, Gerbier escapes and returns to Marseille, a French city under Nazi occupation. Initially driven by…

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The Night Porter

1974 • 118 min

War, Drama, Romance

Following World War II, a woman who survived a concentration camp encounters the man who both tortured and loved her. They begin a complicated relationship at a hotel where he works as a porter. Their lives are threatened when his…

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A Difficult Life

1961 • 118 min

Silvio rejects the fascist cause and joins the resistance alongside Elena. Following the war, his sharply critical newspaper writings lead to a prison sentence.

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Tobruk

2008 • 99 min

This is the story of Jiri and Jan, two Czech soldiers fighting with the Allies against the Germans in Tobruk, Libya, during World War II. Eighteen-year-old Jiri Pospichal volunteered for the Czechoslovak army with idealistic notions of heroism. He quickly…

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Hungarians

1978 • 107 min

Hungarian peasants, seeking better wages, take migrant work on a German farm during World War II, bringing their families with them. While relatively comfortable, they witness the harsh treatment of prisoners of war and others. At the end of the…

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Beanpole

2019 • 134 min

Drama, War

Leningrad, 1945. World War II has left the city in ruins, its people broken. Amidst the devastation, two young women, Iya and Masha, seek purpose and a glimmer of hope as they try to rebuild their lives.

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The Devil's General

1955 • 117 min

Drama, War

"The Devil's General" stars Curt Jürgens as a dedicated Luftwaffe officer struggling with his conscience during World War II. Despite his loyalty to duty, he deeply resents the Nazi regime. Witnessing the war's horrors and the atrocities committed by the…

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Westerplatte Resists

1967 • 91 min

Westerplatte is a small peninsula guarding the entrance to Gdańsk Harbour. In the years before World War II, it served as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig, manned by 182 people: one infantry company and civilians.…

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Battle of Westerplatte

2013 • 118 min

September 1st, 1939. The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opens World War II by attacking the Polish garrison on the Westerplatte peninsula.

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Don't Look Back, My Son

1956 • 101 min

Engineer Neven Novak, a leftist who has fled the train transporting prisoners to the Jasenovac concentration camp, returns to Zagreb. He desperately tries to rescue his son Zoran from an orphanage where the boy has been indoctrinated with fascist beliefs.…

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Angry Harvest

1985 • 101 min

During the winter of 1942-43, a Jewish family jumps from a train in Silesia and are scattered in the woods. Leon, a prosperous local farmer, finds the woman, Rosa, and hides her in his cellar. A middle-aged Catholic bachelor, Leon…

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Special Section

1975 • 118 min

Drama, History, Thriller

During World War II in Nazi-occupied France, a German officer is murdered by an unknown person. The Vichy government, which collaborates with the Nazis, then blames six marginalized people – criminals and outcasts – to maintain order. Loyal to the…

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The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi

1940 • 136 min

This film follows a young man from childhood, as he strives to live up to his father's legacy by joining the military. The story chronicles his journey through service, culminating in his death during combat in China.

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Mirror

1994 • 160 min

Set in Romania during World War II, the film centers on the Royal Coup that overthrew Ion Antonescu, the country's Axis-allied leader. The story follows the events of August 23rd, 1944, when Antonescu was deposed. It also explores other significant…

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Sos Laribiancos - I dimenticati

2001

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A Love to Hide

2005 • 102 min

Drama, TV Movie

Young Sara, a Jewish girl, flees the Nazis after witnessing the brutal murder of her parents and sister. Her family was betrayed by a smuggler during their attempt to reach England. Terrified and alone, she finds refuge with Jean, a…

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Rose

2012 • 90 min • Budget $1M

Drama, History, War

Rose, a woman from Masuria, struggles to survive alone on her farm after her German soldier husband dies in the war. Vulnerable as a single woman, she faces violence from both Russian soldiers seeking revenge and desperate Polish civilians. She…

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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

2005 • 117 min

Drama, History

In 1943, with Hitler's war raging across Europe, a group of college students in Munich form an underground resistance movement called the White Rose, dedicated to ending the Third Reich. Sophie Scholl, one of the few women in the group,…

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Lacombe, Lucien

1974 • 138 min

Drama, War

Set in wartime France, Louis Malle's drama tells the story of Lucian Lacombe, a young man eager to join the French Resistance but unable to due to his age. Feeling resentful and vulnerable, he is drawn into collaboration with the…

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Female Agents

2008 • 117 min

War, History

May 1944. A team of French women in the resistance are recruited by the British Special Operations Executive, led by Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their task: to rescue a British geologist who was observing the Normandy beaches.

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The Priest

2009 • 129 min

During World War II, Father Alexander strives to preserve tranquility for his church community under Nazi occupation.

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Trial on the Road

1986 • 96 min

War, Drama

During World War II, this Russian war story examines loyalty, betrayal, and finding redemption. In 1942, a group of partisans captures Lazarev, a former Red Army lieutenant now serving with the German army. He regrets his choice to collaborate and…

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The Ogre

1996 • 113 min • Box office $50K

Drama, War

This moving story follows Abel Tiffauges, a naive French mechanic whose life changes dramatically when he is falsely accused of child abuse and drawn into World War II. Initially inexperienced, Abel is quickly captured by the enemy and taken to…

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General Della Rovere

1959 • 132 min

Drama, War

During wartime, con artist Victorio Bardone is forced by the Gestapo into a dangerous deception. He must impersonate a deceased partisan general within a prisoner-of-war camp and extract vital information from the other prisoners. Inside the camp, growing tensions make…

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The Fascist

1961 • 100 min

1944. Primo Arcovazzi, a zealous but simple-minded Fascist militiaman, agrees to escort an opponent of the regime to Rome, hoping for a promotion – completely unaware of the impending collapse of Fascism.

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Road 47

2014 • 107 min

War, History, Drama

In Italy during World War II, a Brazilian Expeditionary Force platoon is caught in a panic and runs into no man's land. Cold, hungry, and unprepared, the soldiers face court-martial or a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. They choose the…

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Warsaw 44

2014 • 127 min • Budget $6M

Drama, History, War

Warsaw, Poland, August 1st, 1944. After five years of brutal Nazi occupation, the city's people have endured unimaginable terror. As the Soviet Army nears, the youngest and most courageous citizens unite to fight back, street by street. Their struggle for…

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Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!

1966 • 132 min

Comedy, War

During World War II, a diverse group of people unite for a risky attempt at liberation. In Nazi-occupied Paris, two French civilians join forces with a stranded British bomber crew, all striving to reach safer territory in the south of…

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The Wannsee Conference

1984 • 87 min

This film recreates the 1942 Wannsee Conference, where high-ranking SS and Nazi officials met to plan the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question." Spearheaded by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, this meeting marked the beginning of the Holocaust, resulting in the systematic…

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Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

1973 • 95 min

1940. Amidst the French army's desperate retreat, the 7th company vanishes, presumed captured. Only their three resourceful but unmotivated scouts manage to escape and now drift behind enemy lines. Hoping to avoid the fighting, they are persuaded by a Lieutenant…

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The Two of Us

1967 • 90 min

Drama, Comedy

During World War II, an elderly man struggling with prejudice unexpectedly becomes the guardian of an eight-year-old Jewish boy separated from his family. As they face the difficulties of war together, the boy’s innocence begins to soften the old man's…

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Battle of the Japan Sea

1969 • 128 min

The Russo-Japanese War erupts as Japan and Russia compete for power. A Japanese attempt to seize Port Arthur fails, while a Russian fleet advances towards the Sea of Japan. Admiral Togo commands the Japanese fleet to challenge the Russians, producing…

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Entre Nous

1983 • 110 min

Drama, War

In post-war France, two women from different worlds find comfort in each other after the war's devastation. In 1942, a Jewish woman marries for practical reasons to avoid being sent to Nazi Germany. At the same time, a wealthy art…

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The Revolt of Job

1983 • 98 min

During World War II in Hungary, a childless Jewish couple adopts a Hungarian boy. They raise him according to their own values and traditions, becoming his family.

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Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

1970 • 125 min

War, Drama

This five-part historical war drama takes viewers to World War II's Eastern Front, focusing on the intense battles between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Each part details a major military engagement, offering a close look at the hardships faced…

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Strayed

2003 • 95 min

Drama, Romance, War

In June 1940, as Hitler's army invades Paris, a young widow and her two children are saved from German dive bombers by a daring teenager. He shelters them in a deserted house. While the family increasingly relies on his resourcefulness…

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Under Ten Flags

1960 • 110 min

"Under Ten Flags" is a World War II film inspired by the true story of the German navy raider Atlantis and its captain, Bernhard Rogge. The Atlantis, disguised as a merchant vessel, sailed the South Seas, sinking or capturing 22…

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Wolf Children

2013 • 91 min

During World War II, a young boy searches for his missing brother and joins a group of other children to survive the chaos of the post-war anarchy in the forests of Lithuania.

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Once There Was a War

1966 • 92 min

The film follows fifteen-year-old Tim as he navigates the complexities of adolescence – his happiness, his sadness, and his first experience with love – against the backdrop of the German occupation of Denmark during World War II.

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Torpedo Bombers

1983 • 96 min

In 1944, a Soviet marine air force unit near Murmansk battles German bombers targeting British supply convoys. These convoys were vital for delivering war materials to the Soviet Union under the lend-lease program.

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Lucie Aubrac

1997 • 115 min • Budget $23M • Box office $458K

Drama, War

This moving film tells a compelling story of love and resistance in World War II France, specifically in Lyon. It follows a courageous group of people who bravely oppose the Nazi occupation. At the center is Lucie Aubrac, a woman…

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Wings of Desire

1987 • 128 min • Budget $2M • Box office $3M

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

In Berlin, two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, observe humanity, offering silent comfort without direct involvement. Damiel, however, develops a strong connection with Marion, a lonely trapeze artist, and begins to question his purpose, longing for a taste of mortal life.…

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The Night of the Shooting Stars

1982 • 105 min

War, Drama

In the summer of 1944, in a small Italian village ravaged by war, the villagers believe in the magic of San Lorenzo – a night when dreams are said to come true as shooting stars illuminate the sky. This year,…

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Jacob the Liar

1974 • 100 min

Eastern Europe, 1944. In a Jewish ghetto, Jakob Heym accidentally overhears a German radio report detailing the Soviet Army's advance into central Europe. To dissuade his friend Mischa from taking dangerous risks for food, Jakob lies, claiming he has a…

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The Storm of the Pacific

1960 • 118 min

Lieutenant Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in the Japanese Naval Air Force. He takes part in the 1941 attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor and is greeted with pride upon returning home. As Japan achieves victory after…

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The Boat Is Full

1981 • 101 min

In World War II, Switzerland tightly restricted refugees, claiming they were at capacity. A train from Germany stops briefly in a remote part of the country. Six people disembark, seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier.…

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Beyond the Border

2011 • 122 min

Action, Drama, War

December 1942. Two young Swedish soldiers desert their post near the Norwegian border, venturing into the freezing winter night to see the Nazi occupation firsthand. As Sweden faces potential invasion, they seek a glimpse of the enemy. Their journey turns…

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Rhapsody in August

1991 • 98 min

Drama

The film centers on an elderly woman, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in World War II. While caring for her four grandchildren one summer, she unexpectedly learns that her long-lost brother, Suzujiro, is living in Hawaii and…

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Dear Elza!

2014 • 104 min

In late 1942, on the Eastern Front in Ukraine, Private Lombos (Gábor Makray) serves, longing to return to his wife. An administrative mistake prevents him from catching the train home, and his situation rapidly deteriorates. The educated young teacher, fluent…

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Ambush

1999 • 123 min

Drama, War

In the summer of 1941, the film depicts Finland's military as its army prepares along the border with Russia. Lieutenant Eero Perkola leads a group of young soldiers awaiting orders for battle. Their assignment to scout the wilderness around Lieksa…

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Fog in August

2016 • 126 min • Budget $8M

Drama

A Yenish boy is sent to a mental hospital and becomes a victim of the Nazi euthanasia program. Knowing what's happening around him and deeply connected to his friends, he tries to disrupt the program. The film explores the difficult…

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Operation Valkyrie

2004 • 92 min

Drama, History

In 1944, a group of high-ranking German officers plot to assassinate Hitler. Colonel Stauffenberg is among the leaders, tasked with planting a bomb during a meeting with the Führer. The explosion fails to kill Hitler, and the conspirators are subsequently…

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Son of Saul

2015 • 107 min • Budget $1M • Box office $1M

War, Drama, Thriller

In 1944, at the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, a prisoner tasked with cremating the bodies of fellow inmates struggles with his conscience. He attempts to secretly give a young boy, whom he sees as his own son, a proper…

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Summer Solstice

2015 • 100 min

A coming-of-age story set in rural Poland during the summer of 1943.

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Winter in Wartime

2008 • 103 min • Budget $4M • Box office $530K

Drama, History, War

In the winter of 1944-45, the western Netherlands suffers a severe famine during World War II. As people seek food elsewhere, fourteen-year-old Michiel is eager to join the Dutch resistance, a desire his father opposes. The father, the village mayor,…

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Naked Among Wolves

1963 • 124 min

This film tells the true story of prisoners at Buchenwald concentration camp who put their lives on the line to hide a young Jewish boy in the days before the camp's liberation.

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Before the Fall

2004 • 117 min • Budget $4M • Box office $3M

Drama

In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing talent earns him a place at a National Political Academy, a school designed to groom future Nazi leaders. Against his father’s wishes, Friedrich enrolls. During his time there, he experiences bullying, brutality, and the strict…

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Forest of the Gods

2005 • 120 min

"The Professor" tells the story of an artist and intellectual who endures imprisonment under both Nazi and Soviet regimes. A man guided by his own moral code, he survives the Nazi concentration camps through a series of improbable events. Later,…

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Ghetto

2006 • 110 min

History, War

In 1942 Vilna, Nazi forces annihilate 55,000 Jews, confining the 15,000 survivors to a seven-block ghetto. Twenty-two-year-old commander Kittel is assigned to administer the ghetto, wielding power over life and death. After discovering Hayyah stealing a kilo of beam from…

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Grave of the Fireflies

1988 • 89 min • Budget $3M • Box office $842K

Animation, Drama, War

In the last months of World War II, this moving story follows siblings Seita and Setsuko as they cope with the loss of their mother in an air raid that destroyed Kobe, Japan. After a conflict with their aunt, the…

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For Those We Love

2007 • 135 min

In 1943, with Japan's war effort weakening, a vice-admiral initiates a program to train volunteer pilots for suicide attacks on Allied ships. The film follows the lives of these kamikaze pilots, as recalled by an elderly restaurateur in Kyushu who…

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Eternal Winter

2018 • 110 min

This is the story of a love that blossoms unexpectedly within the harsh environment of a Soviet labor camp.

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The Adventures of Werner Holt

1965 • 156 min

Seventeen-year-old Werner Holt and Gilbert Wolzow are forcibly drafted from school into Hitler's military. Gilbert embraces the ideology, becoming a devoted soldier. However, on the battlefield, Werner starts to grasp the meaninglessness of the conflict.

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The Star

2002 • 97 min • Budget $1M • Box office $809K

War, Drama

Summer 1944. As Nazi Germany prepares its massive "Viking" tank division for an offensive into Soviet territory, the Red Army dispatches a special group of seven snipers, "Zvezda," on a reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines, riding with the tank division.…

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Yamato

2005 • 143 min

War, History

Junya Sato's film "Yamato," adapted from a novel by Jun Henmi, uses a present-day narrative frame to recount the story of the crew aboard the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. Through flashbacks, the film details the ship's journey and…

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Sarah's Key

2010 • 111 min • Budget $10M • Box office $17M

Drama, War

In Paris, July 16, 1942, ten-year-old Sarah and her parents are arrested and sent to the Velodrome d'Hiver, where thousands of Jews are being deported. Before the police enter their apartment, Sarah manages to hide her younger brother in a…

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Romeo, Juliet and Darkness

1960 • 92 min

In 1942 Prague, student Pavel shelters a Jewish girl in his apartment building's attic. As the German army's oppression intensifies, they develop a relationship. He becomes her sole connection to the world outside. Their hiding place is discovered by Pavel’s…

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Toyland

2007 • 13 min

Drama, War

On a winter morning, a mother awakens to find her son Heinrich missing from his bed. She searches for him and discovers the neighbors' apartment, marked with a Star of David, empty and in disarray. The family has been deported.…

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As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me

2001 • 158 min

Drama, War

After World War II, German soldier Clemens Forel undertakes a perilous escape from a Siberian labor camp, driven by the desire to reunite with his family. Over 8,000 miles and three years of hardship – enduring freezing winters and desolate…

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Bastards

2006 • 97 min

Action, Drama, War

This is a story reminiscent of the Hitler Youth, set in the Soviet Union during World War II. It's based on a fictional narrative from Vladimir Kunin's book of the same name.

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Rose's Songs

2003 • 98 min

Autumn 1944. In Budapest, Hungary, under the shadow of the yellow star, ghettos, and Arrow Cross terror, people await their tragic end with quiet despair. But each week, a glimmer of hope appears above a city villa, lasting only a…

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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

1976 • 116 min • Budget $800K • Box office $1M

Horror, Drama

Four cruel people kidnap nine teenagers, trapping them in a terrifying ordeal that lasts for four months. The captives endure brutal physical abuse, psychological torture, and sexual abuse at the hands of their captors. The film examines power, corruption, and…

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Mother of Mine

2005 • 111 min • Budget $3M • Box office $2M

Drama, War

1943. With his father dead in the war, nine-year-old Eero is sent to Sweden to live with foster parents, joining thousands of other Finnish children seeking safety. Eero struggles to adjust, especially to his foster mother Signe’s coldness. Signe, grieving…

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Our Own

2004 • 111 min

August 1941. Far from the Eastern Front, three escaped soldiers struggle to remain hidden in enemy-occupied territory. The woods offer little sanctuary, and the villagers' loyalty is uncertain. An old man offers assistance, but his trustworthiness is questionable; he might…

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Letters from Iwo Jima

2006 • 141 min • Budget $19M • Box office $68M

Action, Drama, War

This is the story of the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, as experienced by the Japanese soldiers who fought there against the United States.

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In August of 1944

2001 • 109 min

Action, Thriller, Drama

In Belarus, a counter-intelligence team has just three days to locate a German radio operator who has infiltrated Soviet lines, disguised as a Soviet soldier, right before a large offensive begins.

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Hanussen

1988 • 140 min

The story of an Austrian man echoes the ascent of Hitler. Wounded in World War I, Klaus Schneider recovers under the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim, who discovers Schneider possesses extraordinary empathy and clairvoyance – abilities that could help those…

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Paisan

1946 • 125 min

Drama, War

The film follows six compelling stories detailing the Allied invasion of Italy, from Sicily to Venice, between July 1943 and winter 1944. Each story provides a different view of the difficult experiences faced by soldiers, civilians, and leaders during this…

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Diamonds of the Night

1964 • 67 min

Drama, War

Two young Jewish boys attempt a perilous escape from a train heading to a concentration camp. Their pursuers, elderly but armed home-guardists, relentlessly hunt them. The film explores the strength of the human spirit in the face of war and…

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The Bomber

2011 • 190 min

In World War II, a Soviet plane crashes in Nazi-occupied territory, but pilot Grivtsov and his radio operator Katya survive. Flight navigator Linko also survives after ejecting. The three must find their way back to their own forces, performing military…

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Kanal

1957 • 96 min

War, Drama

Following World War II, a close group of Polish Resistance fighters faces a desperate fight during the final days of the Warsaw Uprising. Led by Zadra, they take shelter in the city's sewers, trying to evade capture by their enemies.…

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Devils on the Doorstep

2001 • 139 min

Drama, War

During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are hidden in a peasant's home in a quiet village. The peasant is forced to shelter them until they can be collected at the New Year. The village leaders gather to question…

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Divided We Fall

2000 • 120 min

Comedy, Drama

In 1943, a childless couple, the Čížeks, secretly shelter David Wiener, the son of Čížek's former employer, in their apartment's pantry. Čížek understands the risk to his family and neighbors but considers helping a fellow human being a simple act.…

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The Nasty Girl

1990 • 92 min

Comedy, Drama

A young woman investigates her town's hidden history with the Nazi regime, uncovering secrets that spark controversy and anger within the close community. As she digs deeper, she faces hostility and forces the town to confront its past complicity in…

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The Unknown Soldier

1985 • 199 min

Drama, War

This film adaptation brings to life Väinö Linna's war story, written after he served as an infantryman in the Finnish army during the Continuation War (1941-1944). It presents a realistic and honest look at life on the front lines, exploring…

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Suicide Commando

1968 • 98 min

During World War II, a British commando unit undertakes a mission to destroy a hidden German airfield. This airfield is responsible for launching attacks on Allied bombers attempting to disrupt German tank reinforcements heading towards the D-Day landing beaches.

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The Resistance Banker

2018 • 124 min

War, Drama

During World War II in the Netherlands, banker Walraven van Hall is approached to use his financial connections to aid the Dutch resistance. He and his brother Gijs devise a dangerous plan: to secure large loans and funnel the funds…

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The Ninth Circle

1960 • 107 min

To protect his friend's 17-year-old Jewish daughter from the Ustashas, a Croatian family arranges a marriage between her and their son, Ivo.

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Purple Sunset

2001 • 107 min

As World War II nears its end, a Russian officer, a Chinese peasant, and a Japanese schoolgirl are forced to journey through a forest together. Despite their inherent distrust, they must rely on each other to survive.

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