History in Film

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W089: Whale Rider (2002) Feb 02, 2021

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A look at a modern day Maori tribe in New Zealand. Keisha Castle-Hughes remains one of the youngest women ever to be nominated for best actress at the Oscars.

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W088: The Kite Runner (2007) Jan 26, 2021

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Through the lens of a character story, we see Afghanistan’s fall from a modernized country to one under the thumb of the repressive Taliban.

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W087: The Sea Inside (2004) Jan 19, 2021

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Another Oscar-winning foreign film, The Sea Inside tells the true story of a quadriplegic man fighting for the right to end his own life. Rich and Logan also discuss the [ … ]

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W086b: Invictus (2009) Jan 15, 2021

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After being released from prison and elected president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela seeks to use rugby to unite the country.

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W086: No Man’s Land (2001) Jan 12, 2021

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This Oscar-winning foreign film gives a glimpse into the conflicts that unfolded during the collapse of Yugoslavia.

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W085: Hotel Rwanda (2004) Jan 05, 2021

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A heartbreaking film depicting the true story of a hotel manager struggling to keep his family and thousands of others safe during the Rwandan genocide.

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W084: Good Bye Lenin! (2003) Dec 29, 2020

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As East Berlin opens back up to the West, a son must protect his mother’s fragile health. He tries to replicate the Communist world that fell while she was in [ … ]

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W083b: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) Dec 26, 2020

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Merry Christmas! Historical icons Bill S. Preston and Ted “Theodore” Logan travel through time and abduct historical figures so they can pass their high school history final.

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