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Hotel RwandaHotel Rwanda (2004) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry George
Feat. Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Sophie Okonedo
A deeply affecting expose of the Rwandan conflict of the early 1990s that matches its political conscience with vivid staging and terrific…
Ike: Countdown to D-DayIke: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
Dir. Robert Harmon
Feat. Tom Selleck, James Remar, Timothy Bottoms
Historical war dramatization of the three months leading up to Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, and how General Dwight Eisenhower…
Innocent VoicesInnocent Voices (Voces inocentes) (2004)
Dir. Luis Mandoki
Feat. Carlos Padilla, Leonor Varela
The tumultuous upheaval of civil war is witnessed through the eyes of a terrified 12–year–old boy, whose approaching teenage years spell…
Island at War (TV Mini-Series) Island at War (TV Mini-Series) (2004)
Dir. Peter Lydon
Feat. James Wilby, Saskia Reeves, Philip Glenister
Above par made–for–television drama, set during the German occupation of the Channel Islands in World War II, with the struggle of three…
Life is a MiracleLife is a Miracle (Zivot je cudo) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Slavko Stimac, Natasa Solak
Another feverish, frenetic and heartfelt vision from Balkan dir. Emir Kusturica (UNDERGOUND), attempting here to fathom and unknot the bloody Bosnian…
Sun, TheSun, The (2004)
Dir. Alexandr Sokurov
Feat. Robert Dawson, Issey Ogata
A lucid, painstaking portrait of Emperor Hirohito, whose authority over Japanese troops during WWII is contrasted against intimate scenes of…
Trilogy 1: The Weeping MeadowTrilogy 1: The Weeping Meadow (To Livadi pou dakryzei) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Theo Angelopoulos
The first part of an intended trilogy of films dealing with 20th century Greece, this monumental epic depicts the travails of a Greek refugee family…
Turtles Can FlyTurtles Can Fly (Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Bahman Ghobadi
Feat. Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif
The first widely–released film to emerge from post–Hussein Iraq, this wrenching tale concerns a raucous gang of children who scratch out…
Very Long Engagement, AVery Long Engagement, A (Long dimanche de fiançailles, Un) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Clovis Cornillac
Another crowd–pleasing favourite from the dir. of AMELIE, which uses the Great War as setting for the fairytale search by Audrey Tatou for her…
As Far as My Feet Will Carry MeAs Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2003)
Dir. Hardy Martins
Based on the novel by Josef Martin Bauer, this film recounts the harrowing true story of Clemens Forell, the German POW who escaped a Siberian labour…

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