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Sales > Politics & Documentary: 39 films to Buy on DVD
- Merkel (2022)
- A fittingly admirable portrait of the one of the great diplomats of modern times, Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany for sixteen years, and most…
- DVD $29.95
- Big Deal (2021)
- Documentary presented by Craig Reucassel, who investigates Australia's billion–dollar political lobbying industry and how it corrupts…
- DVD $29.95
- Breaking Bread (2020)
- Inspiring documentary set around the A–Sham Arabic Food Festival in Haifa, Israel, where Arab and Jewish chefs combine their cultures and food…
- DVD $29.95
- Dissident, The (2020)
- A documentary about Jamal Khashoggi, Washington Post journalist and dissident who was murdered by agents of the Saudi government while working in…
- DVD $29.95
- I Am Greta (2020)
- A portrait of teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg, which starts with her one–person school strike outside Swedish parliament, and…
- DVD $29.95
- Collective (2019)
- A blistering Romanian documentary following a heroic team of journalists from the newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor who attempt to uncover the country's…
- DVD $29.95
- Hail Satan? (2019)
- Chronicling the extraordinary rise of one of the most colorful and controversial religious movements in American history, HAIL SATAN? is an inspiring…
- DVD $29.95
- Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
- Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald J. Trump presidency and gun violence, while…
- DVD $29.95
- Midnight Oil 1984 (2018)
- A passionate portrait of Australia's iconic rock band Midnight Oil during the year 1984, in which they embarked on a tour promoting their politically…
- DVD $29.95
- Final Year, The (2017)
- A detailed insiders' account of President Barack Obama's foreign policy team throughout 2016, their last year in office. Director Greg Barker has…
- DVD $24.95
- My Year With Helen (2017)
- With unique access to high–ranking candidate Helen Clark, filmmaker Gaylene Preston casts a wry eye on proceedings as the United Nations turns…
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- Risk (2016)
- The director of CITIZENFOUR focuses on another political dissident, Julian Assange, whom she followed for six years through controversies and…
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- Death in Leon (TV Mini-series) (Muerte en Leon) (2015)
- A non–fiction series about the murder of Isabel Carrasco, a controversial politician and president of the Provincial Council of Leon, Spain.…
- DVD $34.95
- Where to Invade Next (2015)
- A good–natured comic polemic from film–maker Michael Moore, who this time "invades" a host of European nations in pursuit of progressive,…
- DVD $29.95
- Green Prince, The (2014)
- Absorbing account of how a son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, became a spy for the Israelis.
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- Spirit of '45, The (2013)
- In this illuminating documentary, Ken Loach movingly celebrates the radical changes during postwar Britain under the new Labour government, which…
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- Trials of Muhammad Ali, The (2013)
- Excellent, illuminating profile of Muhammad Ali's trials outside of the boxing ring, in particular his fight against being conscripted into the US…
- DVD $24.95
- Gatekeepers, The (2012)
- Six former heads of Israel’s Shin Bet secret service agency open up about their work and the state of the Israel–Palestine divide in this…
- DVD $29.95
- Hitler's Bodyguard (TV Series) (2009)
- 13–part documentary series offering a thorough, at times incredible, examination of the men who protected Adolf Hitler against numerous…
- DVD $44.95
- Barack Obama: His Story (2008)
- Topical documentary tracking the life of the newly elected president of the United States Barack Obama, from meagre beginnings to his steady rise…
- DVD $19.95
- Barack Obama: Yes We Can (2008)
- Significant documentary outlining the incredible story of Barack Hussein Obama, a man with an American mother and Kenyan father who became a national…
- DVD $19.95
- CSNY Deja-Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) (2008)
- Riveting, candid and politically charged documentary from Neil Young (pseudonym Bernard Shakey), filmed as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young crisscross…
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- Waltz With Bashir (Vals Im Bashir) (2008)
- This striking hybrid animation is an audacious attempt to recall, through anecdote, dream, and documentary, the 1982 Israeli–Lebanon war.…
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- Axe in the Attic, The (2007)
- Two British filmmakers, horrified by the devastation to New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, embark on a 60–day pilgrimage from…
- DVD $34.95
- Dengue Fever - Sleepwalking Through the Mekong (2007)
- Political rockumentary follows LA–based band Dengue Fever on their recent journey to Cambodia to perform 60s and 70s Cambodian rock n' roll in…
- DVD $49.95
- Crossing the Line (2006)
- Documentary on the extraordinary defection of James Dresnok, an American military deserter to North Korea in 1962, who now resides permanently in the…
- DVD $29.95
- Freedom's Fury (2006)
- Sport and politics mix in this gripping account of a hotly contested water polo semifinal between Hungary and the Soviet Union during the 1956…
- DVD $29.95
- Noam Chomsky: Imperial Grand Strategy (The Conquest of Iraq and the Assault on Democracy) (2006)
- Excellent compendium of Noam Chomsky lectures, with the elder activist contesting America's occupation of Iraq, 'Patriot Acts', dubious…
- DVD $34.95
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
- In his gravest comedy yet, the fearless Michael Moore dissects the credibility of the Bush administration since the election controversy of 2000 and…
- Poster (VG) $12.95
- Going Upriver - The Long War for John Kerry (2004)
- Potent, if late–in–the–day study of unsuccessful 2004 US Presidential nominee John Kerry and his Vietnam War experiences.
A…
- DVD $39.95
- State of Mind, A (2004)
- An astonishing effort from British dir. Gordon, who documents life in the closed society of North Korea from the perspective of two young girls…
- Poster (VG) $9.95
- Take, The (2004)
- A feisty documentary about the aftermath of Argentina's disastrous economic 'crash' in 2001 and how a group of unemployed workers attempt to occupy…
- Poster (G) $9.95
- Fog of War, The (2003)
- A perfectly–formed, Oscar–winning documentary about the life and career of Robert S McNamara, who served as Secretary of Defense under…
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- Noam Chomsky: Power and Terror In Our Times (2002)
- A no–frills TV documentary (made in Japan) in which arch–media critic and philosopher Noam Chomsky, examines the post–9’11 world,…
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$19.95 $10
- Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary (2001)
- The astonishing true story of Hitler's private secretary, Traudl Junge, who at the age of 80 comes to terms with working alongside unspeakable evil…
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- In Shifting Sands (2001)
- A pertinent, compelling though rather schizophrenic film–diary directed by the former Chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq.
Exploring the…
- DVD $39.95
- McLibel (1998)
- The true story of England's most protracted court case that witnessed the all–powerful McDonalds hamburger empire file a libel suit against two…
- DVD $19.95
- War Room, The (1993)
- Going behind the scenes with the men behind Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign reveals there to be an exact science beneath the media…
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- Maria's Story (A Portrait Of Love And Survival In El Salvador's Civil War) (1990)
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- DVD $34.95