Genre: Documentary
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We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston 2012

Her extraordinary voice sold 200 million albums and singles worldwide. During the 1980s, she had seven straight number ones on the U.s. Billboard charts, a seemingly unbeatable record. She enrolled in the Guinness book of records as the female artist that has received the most awards, including two Emmys and six Grammys. The role of Kevin Costner in the Bodyguard made her a mega star even on the white cloth and gave her also, the world hit I Will Always Love You.But it was a star that would burn out too quickly, and finally go out for good on February 11, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California. Whitney Houston-We Will Always Love You tells the story of a singer without blinders, scandal divan and private person Whitney Houston-one of our time's greatest pop-icons, along with Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: Yolanda Adams,Halle Berry,Clive Davis,Céline Dion,C.J. Emmons,David Foster,Taraji P. Henson,Whitney Houston,Jennifer Hudson,T.D. Jakes,LL Cool J,Dolly Parton,Usher Raymond,Rebecca Riedy,Britney Spears

7.9 IMDB Rating 4,632 Views
Jag var värd 50 lamm 2011

I Was worth 50 Sheep is the story of a brave girl, Sabere, and her struggle for life. Through the prism of her family this heart-rending and thought-provoking film brings the tragedy that is Afghanistan vividly to life. Sabere, has a price on her head. When she was just ten years old she was sold to a man forty years her senior. After seven years of confinement and abuse she escaped to find temporary refuge in a women's sanctuary. Now she again has a price on her head as her husband will kill her on sight. The camera picks up Sabere at the point where she has re-made contact with her family. She faces the decision of whether to stay in the safety of the sanctuary or whether to rejoin her family. For the family it is a dangerous game of cat and mouse as they move from location to location, always trying to stay one step ahead of her murderous husband. Only divorce can set Sabere free. But Islamic law will only grant a divorce if she can bring her husband to court. But there is a problem. Her husband is a Taliban man far beyond the reach of the law. With desperation mounting, Sabere's step-father proposes an audacious plan. They try to mount a "sting" that would simultaneously capture her husband and free Sabere from his clutches. But for it to work, Sabere will have to meet her husband. And all the while the family dreads receiving the telephone call that will seal the fate of Sabere's ten-year-old sister. I Was worth 50 Sheep is a simple and moving story of one family's struggle to survive. I Was worth 50 Sheep was filmed over a period of two years in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, by award-winning director Nima Sarvestani.

Category: Documentary

5.9 IMDB Rating 3,233 Views
Me and Me Dad 2012

An intimate portrait about the iconic filmmaker John Boorman directed by his daughter Katrine. The story is told through the relationship of father and daughter, it is a journey about film making, family conflict, love and reconciliation.

Category: Documentary, Drama, Family, Kids

Stars: John Boorman,Katrine Boorman

7.0 IMDB Rating 3,061 Views
Nostradamus: 2012 2009

Nostradamus' prophecies are interpreted alongside messages from ancient cultures about galactic alignment and the end of the world.

Category: Documentary, History

Stars: Vincent Bridges,James Lurie

5.0 IMDB Rating 3,884 Views
Sound City 2013

The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter Dave Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: Vinny Appice,Joe Barresi,Brian Bell,Frank Black,James Brown,Lindsey Buckingham,Mike Campbell,Tim Commerford,Kevin Cronin,Rivers Cuomo,Warren Demartini,Mick Fleetwood,John Fogerty,Neil Giraldo,Christopher Allen Goss

7.8 IMDB Rating 3,209 Views
The Act of Killing 2012

A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.

Category: Crime, Documentary, History

Stars: Anwar Congo,Herman Koto,Syamsul Arifin,Ibrahim Sinik,Yapto Soerjosoemarno,Safit Pardede,Jusuf Kalla,Adi Zulkadry,Soaduon Siregar,Suryono,Haji Marzuki,Haji Anif,Rahmat Shah,Sakhyan Asmara

8.3 IMDB Rating 5,948 Views
Tupac: Resurrection 2003

Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop M.Cs. of all time.

Category: Biography, Documentary, Music

Stars: Tupac Shakur,Rappin' 4-Tay,Conrad Bain,Bill Bellamy,William J. Bennett,Todd Bridges,Pat Buchanan,James Cagney,Connie Chung,Eldridge Cleaver,Kathleen Cleaver,Gary Coleman,Sean Combs,Chris Connelly,Anthony 'Treach' Criss

8.0 IMDB Rating 5,559 Views
Dear Mr. Watterson 2013

Of American newspaper comic strips, few great ones have been so short-lived, and yet so enduring in the public, than "Calvin and Hobbes" by Bill Watterson. This film explores the strip, its special artistic qualities and its extraordinary lasting appeal decades after its conclusion. Furthermore, the film explores the impact of Bill Watterson, a cartoonist with high artistic ideals and firm principles who defied the business conventions of a declining medium. Although he forwent a merchandising fortune for his strip, various associates and colleagues speak about how Watterson created a legacy that would be an inspiration for years to come.

Category: Documentary

Stars: Berkeley Breathed,Seth Green,Stephan Pastis,Bill Amend,Jef Mallett,Dave Kellett,Jan Eliot,Lee Salem,Wiley Miller,Nevin Martell,Jean Schulz,Dan Piraro,Keith Knight,Lucas Turnbloom,Andrew Farago

5.9 IMDB Rating 3,216 Views
Sel8nne 2013

Translation of what's said in the trailer... Unlimited skating speed. Unbelievable scoring skill. Can he even do something else besides skate fast...

Category: Biography, Documentary, Sport

Stars: Teemu Selänne,Don Baizley,Bruce Boudreau,Brian Burke,Valtteri Filppula,Neka Haapanen,Hjallis Harkimo,Phil Housley,Kari Juurikka,Paul Kariya,Mikko Koivu,Kalervo Kummola,Jari Kurri,David McNab,Frank Moberg

7.5 IMDB Rating 4,014 Views
Nylon blues 1991

Belgian documentary about the nylonstrumpans history

Category: Documentary

Stars: Arletty,Cyd Charisse,Marlene Dietrich,Eva Ionesco,Irina Ionesco

3,230 Views
Home – Den stora resan (I) 2009

With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.

Category: Documentary

Stars: Yann Arthus-Bertrand,Glenn Close,Jacques Gamblin

8.4 IMDB Rating 3,881 Views
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High 2007

BC's illegal marijuana trade industry has evolved into a business giant, dubbed by some involved as 'The Union', Commanding upwards of $7 billion Canadian annually. With up to 85% of 'BC Bud' being exported to the United States, the trade has become an international issue. Follow filmmaker Adam Scorgie as he demystifies the underground market and brings to light how an industry can function while remaining illegal. Through growers, police officers, criminologists, economists, doctors, politicians and pop culture icons, Scorgie examines the cause and effect nature of the business - an industry that may be profiting more by being illegal.

Category: Documentary

Stars: Adam Scorgie,Chris Bennett,Steve Bloom,Renee Bojee,Neil Boyd,George Bush,George W. Bush,Larry Campbell,Rielle Capler,Tommy Chong,Jack A. Cole,John Conroy,Greg Cooper,Stephen Easton,Marc Emery

3,545 Views
5 Broken Cameras 2011

When his fourth son, Gibreel, is born, Emad, a Palestinian villager, gets his first camera. In his village, Bil'in, a separation barrier is being built and the villagers start to resist this decision. For more than five years, Emad films the struggle, which is led by two of his best friends, alongside filming how Gibreel grows. Very soon it affects his family and his own life. Daily arrests and night raids scare his family; his friends, brothers and himself are either shot or arrested. One camera after another is shot at or smashed. Each of the 5 cameras tells part of his story.

Category: Documentary

Stars: Emad Burnat,Soraya Burnat,Mohammed Burnat,Yasin Burnat,Taky-Adin Burnat,Gibreel Burnat,Muhammad Burnat,Bassem Abu-Rahma,Adeeb Abu-Rahma,Ashraf Abu-Rahma,Intisar Burnat,Eyad Burnat,Riyad Burnat,Khaled Burnat,Jafar Burnat

7.7 IMDB Rating 3,567 Views
American Winter 2013

Documentary feature film that follows the personal stories of families struggling in the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Filmed over the course of one winter in one American city, the film presents an intimate snapshot of the state of the nation's economy as it is playing out in millions of American families, and highlights the human consequences of the decline of the middle class and the fracturing of the American Dream.

Category: Documentary, Drama, News

6.9 IMDB Rating 3,777 Views
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone 2013

2011. After 15+ years apart, the original members of iconic English band The Stone Roses - Ian Brown, John Squire, Alan "Reni" Wren and Gary "Mani" Mounfield - reform for a concert tour. Enlisting the film-making talents of director Shane Meadows (This is England, Dead Man's Shoes, A Room for Romeo Brass) this film documents their reunion, including initial meetings, practice sessions and the concerts themselves. There is also coverage of their 80/90s history.

Category: Documentary, Music

Stars: Shane Meadows,Ian Brown,Mani,John Squire,Reni

6.9 IMDB Rating 2,958 Views
Frihetens hjälte 2007

The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and troops remain outside the Latvian capital. Latvian riflemen, most of them inexperienced volunteers, somehow managed to defeat a larger, better-armed force of German and Russian mercenaries.

Category: Action, Documentary, Drama

Stars: Janis Reinis,Elita Klavina,Girts Krumins,Romualds Ancans,Girts Kesteris,Andris Keiss,Vilis Daudzins,Arturs Skrastins,Kestutis Jakstas,Ainars Ancevskis,Uldis Anze,Enriko Avots,Juris Bartkevics,Indra Brike,Paul Butkevich

6.8 IMDB Rating 3,425 Views
Murderball 2005

Quad rugby as played by the US team, between 2002 games in Sweden and the 2004 Paralympics in Athens. Young men, most with spinal injuries, play this rough and tumble sport in special chairs, seated gladiators. We get to know several and their families. They talk frankly about their injuries, feelings in public, sex lives, competitiveness, and love of the game. There's also an angry former team member gone north to coach the Canadian team, tough on everyone, including his viola-playing son. We meet a recently injured man, in rehab, at times close to despair, finding possible joy in quad rugby. After Athens, the team meets young men injured in war: the future stars of Team USA.

Category: Documentary, Sport

Stars: Joe Bishop,Keith Cavill,Andy Cohn,Scott Hogsett,Christopher Igoe,Bob Lujano,Kevin Orr,Joe Soares,Dave Willsie,Mark Zupan

7.7 IMDB Rating 3,245 Views