Independence Movies

The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836.

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any...

This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental...

The year 1901, a psychiatric hospital in the Russian partition. One of the patients is a political prisoner - Józef Piłsudski. The Polish...

A young American art student must decide whether to stay in Paris with her boyfriend or go back to the U.S. when her wealthy father arrives to bring...

A portrait of Rita, who claims that her mother was never a mother for her. Rita gives birth to her own five children and forces her mother to take...

Bolívar was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most...

Four women meet at Dar Joued on the eve of Independence. With different ages and social conditions, they are condemned to live together under the...

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital in the rainforests of Gabon, achieved sainthood...

Filmed secretly in Sydney by Dutch documentarian Joris Ivens, this short records the solidarity of Indonesian seamen, Australian trade unionists, and...

Ahmed Guessous loses his parents during the war of Gaza in 1924. He will be found and adopted by Lieutenant Bourget Bourget keep him under his...

A documentary that traces the life and times of Bhagat Singh, a committed Marxist who most ably exemplified the spirit of revolutionary resistance...

Misty, a call girl working at a cathouse run by Tamiko. Tamiko runs her house like a mini-dictatorship, making all the girls follow a strict set of...

A documentary about Croatian politician Franjo Tudjman.

Three families struggle to find their true selves and their soulmates in a world full of expectations, pressure and obstacles. Inspired by real...

Carlos sweeps and mops the floor of an old-time barbershop. The day before Independence Day, among the customers is Julio. Their eyes meet, and when...

How the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic, represented by Michael Collins, and the British government was concluded after...

Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting clips from nearly 200 films from the National...

For decades, European security has depended mainly on NATO, under-written by America. But under the Trump White House, the spectre of US...