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- DirectorSamuel FischerStarsJonathan BennettJames CromwellJohn CromwellMemorial Day, 1993. When 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put it back. Luckily, he ignores them. Although Bud has never talked about the war, he finds himself striking a deal with his grandson: Kyle can pick any three souvenirs, and Bud will tell him the stories behind each one. Memorial Day not only takes us on a journey into Bud"s complicated wartime past, but also into Kyle"s wartime future. As the two men share parallel experiences in combat, they come to realize how that magical day on the porch shaped both of their lives.
- DirectorMike PhillipsStarsBug HallDonnie JeffcoatSean McGowanA replacement co-pilot joins a B-17 bomber crew in North Africa. He soon finds himself at odds with the remainder of the crew and has to regain their trust and support.
- DirectorPeter C. SpencerJosiah SpencerStarsJohn Rhys-DaviesMimi SagadinCraig Robert YoungWhen the Nazis begin killing Jews in Holland, a group of youth fight to save the lives of the innocent.
- DirectorPetter NæssStarsFlorian LukasDavid KrossLachlan NieboerWorld War II: After an aerial battle over Norway, British and German airmen find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Finding shelter in the same cabin, they realize the only way to survive the winter is to set aside the rules of war.
- DirectorChristophe BarratierStarsLaetitia CastaGuillaume CanetJean TexierOccupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who"s Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what"s happening.
- DirectorRay MüllerStarsKim SønderholmIlja RosendahlUlrich GüntherGustav Andersen had helped save over 7,500 Jews from Nazi-occupied Denmark but, over six decades later, an enemy falsely accuses him of war crimes. Gustav"s daughter, Anna, is not in good health and her children are reeling from their own personal problems. Elsa, Gustav"s granddaughter, is an associate art history professor at Harvard and is in charge of a painting suspected to have been looted by the Nazis during World War II. Erik, Gustav"s grandson, is a disillusioned and bitter character with bizarre thoughts and conspiracy theories. While Gustav must face a formal war crimes inquiry in Copenhagen, his daughter and grandchildren join to support him. They all have to work together to help him prove his innocence. During this time, the horrors of what really happened, as well as a present deadly threat, are revealed. But through this, Gustav realizes that although the events were unfortunate and painful, he has nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, he accepts his role in the events as having been at the very least good, if not heroic. From this, Anna, who has also suffered for the past 60 years, finally comes to terms with her loss. Elsa, meanwhile, learns to assert herself against aggressive people who have been causing her hurt. Erik starts to process his pain by helping others. The story is an example of how hope and love can prevail in times of strife and suffering. Though evil may never be totally extinguished, love can at least overpower misery.
- DirectorJonathan TeplitzkyStarsColin FirthNicole KidmanStellan SkarsgårdA former British Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.
- DirectorBogdan DreyerStarsGérard DepardieuHarvey KeitelLaura MoranteOnce upon a time, during World War II, somewhere in German-occupied Romania, a night of comic misadventures ensues when a boy discovers a dead soldier.
- DirectorSergey LoznitsaStarsVladimir SvirskiyVladislav AbashinSergey KolesovWestern frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of collaboration. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces impossible moral choice.
- DirectorAnne-Grethe Bjarup RiisStarsJens Jørn SpottagBodil JørgensenThomas ErnstThe true story of the Fiil family - a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany"s occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers, but in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.
- DirectorRudolf van den BergStarsJeroen SpitzenbergerKarl MarkovicsNyncke BeekhuyzenDuring WWII, a member of the Jewish Council of Amsterdam finds a way to spare children from deportation to the death camps.
- DirectorAdrian VitoriaStarsSean BeanDanny DyerAksel HennieThe true story of the formation of Ian Fleming"s 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeremy IrvineEmily WatsonDavid ThewlisA young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.
- DirectorMargarethe von TrottaStarsBarbara SukowaAxel MilbergJanet McTeerA look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for "The New Yorker" on the trial of the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem.
- DirectorPetr NikolaevStarsKarel RodenZuzana FialováZuzana BydzovskáThe burning of the village of Lidice by Nazi Germany is the only official genocide during the war. The film tells three interconnected stories that all have to do with burning down and the destruction of Lidice in 1942. The first story is about an unfortunate family where the father accidentally kills his son during a heated discussion, and is sentenced to a prison sentence . The second story is a letter that is the cause of the massacre. The third story is about fear, personal responsibility, and whether survival is a victory when you have to surrender your dignity and honor for it.
- DirectorRyan LittleStarsRick MacyLincoln HoppeRyan GaleTwo months after the Allied forces land in Normandy during WWII, the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team sets out for Provence with the aim to protect the Allied troops en route to Berlin.
- DirectorChanoch Ze'eviStarsBettina GöringKatrin HimmlerMonika HertwigA look into the lives of the descendants of the top Nazi officials who worked under Hitler"s command.
- DirectorDavid FisherStarsDavid FisherA filmmaker and his siblings research the experiences of their late father, who survived the Holocaust during World War II.
- DirectorIsmaël FerroukhiStarsTahar RahimMichael LonsdaleMahmud ShalabyIn Paris during World War II, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man.
- DirectorDana DoronUriel SinaiStarsGita KalderonZoka LevyDanny ChanochSeries involving 2 smart brothers solving crimes.
- DirectorTanya WexlerStarsMaggie GyllenhaalHugh DancyJonathan PryceThe truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.
- DirectorSarah R. LotfiStarsDan CheathamConnor LongAlex RiegelmannIn the spring of 1945, the Wehrmacht forces are weary from retreat, while the Allies are closing in. A single Austrian captain attempts to guide what is left of his platoon behind the Soviet lines to surrender to the Americans. They take under their wing a young man with a severe disability. As the loyalty of his men is put to the test, the captain grows closer to the boy who evokes a deep secret from his past in the Third Reich.
- DirectorMark SchmidtStarsJonas ArmstrongBen KingsleyHannah TointonA young man, separated from his family in World War II, disguises himself as a Nazi S.S. Officer and uncovers more than just his family whereabouts.
- DirectorJan TroellStarsJesper ChristensenPernilla AugustUlla SkoogA story based on the life of journalist Torgny Segerstedt, who alerted the Swedish public to the threat of Fascism in the 1930s.
- DirectorCate ShortlandStarsSaskia RosendahlKai-Peter MalinaNele TrebsAs the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents" beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.