Military & War

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Once Upon a Time in Iraq
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Once Upon a Time in Iraq

Once Upon a Time in Iraq chronicles the story of the Iraq War from the perspectives of the people who lived through it. It covers events between 2003, when coalition forces occupied the country, and 2014, when the Islamic Sta...
My Enemy, My Brother
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My Enemy, My Brother

My Enemy, My Brother tells the extraordinary story of two former enemies from the Iran–Iraq War who forge an unlikely bond. Zahed, an Iranian child soldier, found Najah, a wounded Iraqi soldier, barely alive in a bunker. In a...
The White Helmets
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The White Helmets

The White Helmets unveils the dangerous and life-saving work of the Syrian Civil Defence, a volunteer rescue group operating in opposition-controlled areas of Syria, including Aleppo. Nicknamed the White Helmets, the voluntee...
The Secret History of ISIS
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The Secret History of ISIS

The radical group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is considered one of the greatest terrorist threats of modern times, yet its origins remain shrouded in mystery. The Secret History of ISIS investigates how a sma...
Attack of the Drones: Is War Becoming a Video Game?
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Attack of the Drones: Is War Becoming a Video Game?

Attack of the Drones looks into the growing role that drones play in peacekeeping and military endeavours. It opens inside an air force data centre filled with banks of screens, some of which display the data being fed to ser...
The War You Don’t See
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The War You Don’t See

The War You Don’t See, by John Pilger, examines the reliability of the media during conflicts around the world, particularly in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. It also discusses the role of embedded r...
World War II in Colour
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World War II in Colour

World War II in Colour presents the history of the 20th century’s greatest conflict in stunning detail by utilising the latest film colourisation technology. Narrated by legendary English actor Robert Powell, the documentary...
No End in Sight
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No End in Sight

No End in Sight critically examines the Bush administration’s 2003 invasion of Iraq and the ensuing war, unearthing the aftermath of American military operations in Baghdad. The film alleges that the American occupation has r...
Blood Diamonds
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Blood Diamonds

Blood Diamonds takes a look at the African diamond industry and the dark, violent and corrupt practices behind the trade. Originally produced for the History Channel, this hard-hitting documentary features interviews with war...
Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers
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Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers

Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, by Robert Greenwald, deals with war profiteering and the negligence of private military contractors during the Iraq War. It investigates whether contractors such as Blackwater, Halliburton,...
The Road to Guantanamo
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The Road to Guantanamo

The Road to Guantanamo is an award-winning documentary about three British friends who travel to Pakistan to attend a wedding just days after the September 11 attacks. While in Pakistan, they decide to visit war-torn Afghanis...