Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution / 2011

Deliberately structured and less beholden to its narrative, the film is told in three parts, with each part pertaining to each of the three visits of the time-travelling visitor from when the country was fighting for independence from Spain.

Figli delle stelle / 20106.265 voti

La morte sul lavoro di un giovane portuale di Marghera convince il collega e amico Toni a partecipare a una trasmissione televisiva e a confrontarsi con l'impopolare ministro Gerardi. Il pudore e la naturale timidezza impediscono al ragazzo di ribattere e di rivendicare il proprio diritto alla sicurezza. Fuggito e inseguito da Marilù, una giornalista sensibile e disponibile a dare voce ai perdenti, Toni incontra fortuitamente Pepe, istruttore Isef precario col sogno della supplenza, e Ramon, scarcerato disilluso a un passo dall'infarto. Grandi sognatori, votati a un più modesto destino, decidono di sequestrare Gerardi e di risarcire coi soldi del riscatto il dolore della vedova di Marghera. Ma niente andrà secondo i piani stabiliti...

Perfect Revolution / 2017

Kuma is an author, a sex obsessive and a wheelchair user. Beautiful and volatile Ryoko is unlike anybody he’s ever met before. She barrages into one of his lectures, demanding to know why he only talks of sex, not love, before declaring her own affection. It’s the first of many inappropriate acts by Ryoko and the start of a relationship that is by turns sweet, strange and toxic. Ryoko hopes that she and Kuma’s love can change the world. What she fails to realise is that sometimes it’s the small gestures, not the grand ones, that feel most revolutionary.

Toshokan sensô - kakumei no tsubasa / 20127.01 voti

Kasahara Iku and Dojo Atsushi receive an emergency recall in the middle of their date as Japan is rocked by a terror attack. Their new duty is a protection detail assigned to Touma Kurato, an author. Meanwhile, the relationship between Librarians and the Media Purity Committee is also worsening. During yet another hostile confrontation, Dojo is seriously wounded. Although Kasahara is badly flustered by this turn of events, Dojo still sees fit to entrust her with Touma's protection.

Revolution+1 / 2022

Masao Adachi's first new film in six years that secretly started filming at the end of August. About the life of Tetsuya Yamagami, suspected assassin of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Cars of the Revolution / 2008

In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he ordered 2 cars. Gunduz and engineers with him must produce 2 cars in only 130 days!

The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution / 2011

Art writer Waldemar Januszczak explores the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionists.

Heung-boo: The Revolutionist / 2018

During a time of poverty and despair in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, a satirical street play that pokes fun at the ruling class while giving a prophecy of ‘a new leader to save the world’ becomes immensely popular among the people. The author of the fable, Heung-boo, subsequently gains fame around the country and is sought after by both the oppressive political power and the rebellion leader who want to use his name and talent for their differing agendas.

Plump Revolution / 2012

A Korea-Japan collaboration, this romance comedy is about a top model who decides to put on weight for love.

2475 Dawn of Revolution / 2024

Angeli della rivoluzione / 2014

E' il 1934: la Rivoluzione Russa dilaga nell'immenso ex impero zarista, impregnando col suo ardore ogni zona, anche la più remota; rimangono delle sacche di resistenza però ed in particolare due comunità ,quella degli Ostachi e dei Nenci, fieri popoli che abitano la tundra, che vivono seguendo le leggi delle loro tradizioni millenarie e che non mostrano alcuna intenzione di soggiogarsi al potere dei Soviet. Le autorità decidono di mandare sul posto una compagnia di artisti, capeggiata dalla fervente rivoluzionaria Polina, eroina sovietica, con lo scopo di sottomettere con le buone, attraverso una manovra prevalentemente culturale, la recalcitrante popolazione che vive sul fiume Amnija.

Blood'less' Revolution / 2024

In 1974, a group of men lost their lives in what is still called today the Bloodless Revolution of Portugal.

Chavez: Inside the Coup / 20039.01 voti

Hugo Chavez was a colourful, unpredictable folk hero who was beloved by his nation’s working class. He was elected president of Venezuela in 1998, and proved to be a tough, quixotic opponent to the power structure that wanted to depose him. When he was forcibly removed from office on 11 April 2002, two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace.

Jesus the Revolutionary / 20025.52 voti

A man named Jesus takes on the ruling military junta.

Cosa resta della rivoluzione / 20196.02 voti

Angela aveva 8 anni quando aprì il primo McDonald's a Berlino Est. Da allora, ha lottato contro la maledizione della sua generazione: nascere "troppo tardi" in un momento di depressione politica globale. Proveniente da una famiglia di attivisti, sua sorella scelse il mondo degli affari e sua madre abbandonò da un giorno all'altro la sua lotta politica per trasferirsi da sola in campagna.

My Revolution / 2016

The Arab Spring in Paris: Head over heels in love, Marwann, aged 14, hopes to win over Sygrid by cleverly re-inventing himself as a revolutionary. Questions of identity arise in this romantic tale of first love

Between Revolutions / 2023

A semi-fictional correspondence between two women: one goes to Iran in 1979 to topple the Shah; the other experiences the onerous years of Ceaușescu’s Romania. Their biographies run in parallel via images of everyday life and videograms of revolution.

The Unbearable Lightness of the Revolution / 2021

East Germany, 1988. 19-year-old Franka doesn't really care for politics. She prefers going to the disco and dreaming about seeing Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson live in concert. But beneath her carefree façade, she is scarred by the loss of her baby brother. But then she meets Stefan: He's young, idealistic, and part of an environmental activist group. A mix that makes Franka instantly make fall for him – and his group, which welcomes her with open arms. But this wild, revolutionary influence does not stay unnoticed: Her mother, who's with the Party, is worried about Franka. As Stefan's group loses the support of the church, leaving them vulnerable to the state, Stefan and Franka are soon in the government's line of fire…

Revolution of Our Times / 2021

Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition bill was introduced that would allow Hongkongers to be tried in mainland China. This decision spurred massive protests, riots, and resistance against heavy-handed Chinese rule over the City-State. Award-winning director Kiwi Chow documents the events to tell the story of the movement, with both a macro view of its historical context and footage and interviews from protestors on the front lines.

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution / 2019

In 1979, a revolution in Iran. In 1980, a revolution in Poland. The fall of the Shah, the “King of Kings,” in Iran. Mass strikes and the foundation of Solidarność (Solidarity) in Poland. What was in the minds of the young women and men who fomented revolution in their own country? What did they think when their revolution was quelled, or – as in Iran – an authoritarian regime was instituted under the name of an “Islamic Republic”?