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20 Days in Mariupol
directed by Mstyslav Chernov, 1985-; produced by Mstyslav Chernov, 1985-, Derl McCrudden, fl. 1988, Raney Aronson-Rath, fl. 1997 and Michelle Mizner, fl. 2007-2016, Frontline (Television program), Associated Press, Public Broadcasting Service and GBH Boston (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 1 hour 34 mins
This program contains graphic language and imagery which may not be suitable to all audiences.
The award-winning film from the last international journalists inside the Russian siege of Mariupol. An extraordinary account, seen through the lens of the AP’s Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues documenting the atrocities and their own escape. DISCLAIMER: This program contains graphic language and imagery whic...
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directed by Mstyslav Chernov, 1985-; produced by Mstyslav Chernov, 1985-, Derl McCrudden, fl. 1988, Raney Aronson-Rath, fl. 1997 and Michelle Mizner, fl. 2007-2016, Frontline (Television program), Associated Press, Public Broadcasting Service and GBH Boston (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2023), 1 hour 34 mins
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The award-winning film from the last international journalists inside the Russian siege of Mariupol. An extraordinary account, seen through the lens of the AP’s Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues documenting the atrocities and their own escape. DISCLAIMER: This program contains graphic language and imagery which may not be suitable to all audiences.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mstyslav Chernov, 1985-, Derl McCrudden, fl. 1988, Raney Aronson-Rath, fl. 1997, Michelle Mizner, fl. 2007-2016, Frontline (Television program), Associated Press, Public Broadcasting Service, GBH Boston
Author / Creator
Mstyslav Chernov, 1985-
Date Published / Released
2023
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Speaker / Narrator
Mstyslav Chernov, 1985-
Person Discussed
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 1978-, Vladimir Putin, 1952-
Topic / Theme
Sieges, Bombardment, Death tolls (Casualties), War victims, War casualties, Invasions, Atrocities, Russo-Ukrainian War, 20 February 2014 to present, Ukrainians, Russians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2023 The Associated Press; WGBH Educational Foundation
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40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy
directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010, originally published 2010), 1 hour 27 mins
40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy tells the story of one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th century. In 1965-66, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were secretly killed when General Suharto began a bloody purge of suspected communists throughout Indonesia. For decades, the Indonesian g...
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directed by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016; produced by Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010, originally published 2010), 1 hour 27 mins
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40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy tells the story of one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th century. In 1965-66, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were secretly killed when General Suharto began a bloody purge of suspected communists throughout Indonesia. For decades, the Indonesian government repressed all memory of this event, and the world looked away.
Based on the research of prominent anthropologist Robert Leme...
40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy tells the story of one of the largest unknown mass-killings of the 20th century. In 1965-66, an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people were secretly killed when General Suharto began a bloody purge of suspected communists throughout Indonesia. For decades, the Indonesian government repressed all memory of this event, and the world looked away.
Based on the research of prominent anthropologist Robert Lemelson and edited by two-time Academy Award winner Pietro Scalia, this film follows the compelling testimonies of four individuals and their families from Central Java and Bali, as they break their silence for the first time. Told in understated detail, the cumulative effect of their stories is heartbreaking, profound and ultimately redemptive.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016
Author / Creator
Robert Lemelson, fl. 1999-2016
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Person Discussed
Sukarno, 1901-1970
Topic / Theme
Emotions and feelings, Family, Human rights, Massacres, Armed forces, Physical abuse, Political parties, Propaganda, Religious beliefs, Violence, Indonesian Killings of 1965-1966, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2008 by Elemental Productions
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731: Two Versions of Hell
produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives t...
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produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
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This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. Th...
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. The second half, using almost the exact same footage, describes Unit 731 from the Japanese revisionist perspective which is largely supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan. Although its cruel experiments on living people produced thousands of casualties, this activity is still denied by a number of Japanese historians and politicians. Generational change has contributed to the escalating history problem between Japan, China, and the two Koreas. Not only were the majority of Asians born and educated after the war; as a result of the education they received in their own countries, their memories and ideas of the war have become more divergent. Usage of the same shots in both parts of the film ironically demonstrates the potential to misuse film images for political purposes. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James T. Hong
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World H...
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Activist
produced by National Geographic (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2006), 4 mins
A story on genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Shots include archival footage of genocide in history, recent images of Darfur, interview with Mark Hanis from the Genocide Intervention Network, and narration on the situation in Darfur now.
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produced by National Geographic (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2006), 4 mins
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A story on genocide in Darfur, Sudan. Shots include archival footage of genocide in history, recent images of Darfur, interview with Mark Hanis from the Genocide Intervention Network, and narration on the situation in Darfur now.
Field of Study
Social Theory
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
National Geographic
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
National Geographic
Person Discussed
Mark Hanis
Topic / Theme
Massacres, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by National Geographic
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Albert Speer: A Personality in the 20th Century
produced by Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions (Sydney, New South Wales: Phil Sheppard Productions, 2012), 28 mins
At the Nuremberg Trials, Albert Speer was convicted of 'war crimes' and 'crimes against humanity' and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. His expressions of regret and acceptance of responsibility for his part in the German war effort, allowed him to narrowly avoid the hangman. However, he has created much histor...
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produced by Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions (Sydney, New South Wales: Phil Sheppard Productions, 2012), 28 mins
Description
At the Nuremberg Trials, Albert Speer was convicted of 'war crimes' and 'crimes against humanity' and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. His expressions of regret and acceptance of responsibility for his part in the German war effort, allowed him to narrowly avoid the hangman. However, he has created much historical controversy, claiming total ignorance of the excesses of the Nazi regime, while at the same time being one of the most influential...
At the Nuremberg Trials, Albert Speer was convicted of 'war crimes' and 'crimes against humanity' and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. His expressions of regret and acceptance of responsibility for his part in the German war effort, allowed him to narrowly avoid the hangman. However, he has created much historical controversy, claiming total ignorance of the excesses of the Nazi regime, while at the same time being one of the most influential men in the Third Reich. Was he really the 'Good Nazi' as he portrayed himself?
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions, Jake Downs
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Phil Sheppard Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Jake Downs
Person Discussed
Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, Albert Speer, 1905-1981
Topic / Theme
Wartime economy, Architects, Antisemitism, War crimes, Political parties, Night of the Long Knives, Germany, June 30-July 2, 1934, Adolf Hitler, Becomes Fuhrer of Germany, August 19, 1933, Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2012 by Phil Sheppard Video Production
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The Apology: Before it's too late
directed by Tiffany Hsiung; produced by Anita Lee, fl. 2000, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2016), 1 hour 45 mins
The Apology follows the personal journeys of three former “comfort women” who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Some 70 years after their imprisonment in so-called “comfort stations', the three “...
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directed by Tiffany Hsiung; produced by Anita Lee, fl. 2000, National Film Board of Canada (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 2016), 1 hour 45 mins
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The Apology follows the personal journeys of three former “comfort women” who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Some 70 years after their imprisonment in so-called “comfort stations', the three “grandmothers”– Grandma Gil in South Korea, Grandma Cao in China, and Grandma Adela in the Philippines – face their twilight years...
The Apology follows the personal journeys of three former “comfort women” who were among the 200,000 girls and young women kidnapped and forced into military sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Some 70 years after their imprisonment in so-called “comfort stations', the three “grandmothers”– Grandma Gil in South Korea, Grandma Cao in China, and Grandma Adela in the Philippines – face their twilight years in fading health. After decades of living in silence and shame about their past, they know that time is running out to give a first-hand account of the truth and ensure that this horrific chapter of history is not forgotten. Whether they are seeking a formal apology from the Japanese government or summoning the courage to finally share their secret with loved ones, their resolve moves them forward as they seize this last chance to set future generations on a course for reconciliation, healing, and justice.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anita Lee, fl. 2000, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Tiffany Hsiung
Date Published / Released
2016
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Topic / Theme
Slavery, Atrocities, Sexual assault, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Asians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2016 National Film Board of Canada
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ArgosTV, Why Srebrenica had to Fall
directed by Huub Jaspers and Bart Nijpels, in ArgosTV (Netherlands: VPRO Dutch Broadcasting, 2015), 54 mins
Serb general Ratko Mladic knew that there would not be any NATO airstrikes when, in July 1995, his troops launched the attack on the Srebrenica enclave - which was protected by Dutch UN soldiers - and killed over eight thousand people. Six weeks earlier, the Clinton administration had decided not to carry out any...
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directed by Huub Jaspers and Bart Nijpels, in ArgosTV (Netherlands: VPRO Dutch Broadcasting, 2015), 54 mins
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Serb general Ratko Mladic knew that there would not be any NATO airstrikes when, in July 1995, his troops launched the attack on the Srebrenica enclave - which was protected by Dutch UN soldiers - and killed over eight thousand people. Six weeks earlier, the Clinton administration had decided not to carry out any further airstrikes on Serb targets 'for the time being'. Washington made that decision 'in silence'. The Dutch government at that time...
Serb general Ratko Mladic knew that there would not be any NATO airstrikes when, in July 1995, his troops launched the attack on the Srebrenica enclave - which was protected by Dutch UN soldiers - and killed over eight thousand people. Six weeks earlier, the Clinton administration had decided not to carry out any further airstrikes on Serb targets 'for the time being'. Washington made that decision 'in silence'. The Dutch government at that time was left completely in the dark. On 28 May 1995 the Clinton administration decided to suspend the airstrikes against the Serbs. This decision was made after consultation by phone with the French President Chirac and the British Prime Minister Major. They urged the President of the United States to stop the airstrikes after hundreds of UN soldiers had been taken hostage. The Serbs had chained the blue helmets to strategic locations to avoid NATO bombings. The documentary will show, based on internal documents, that the Clinton administration made its decision 'in silence': ‘ …make no public statement to that effect’ was the advice the President was given the next day.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Huub Jaspers, Bart Nijpels
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
VPRO Dutch Broadcasting
Series
ArgosTV
Speaker / Narrator
Joris Voorhoeve, 1945-, Sandy Berger, 1945-2015, Muhamed Sacirbey, 1956-, Andreas Zumach, 1954-, Ilijaz Pilav, 1965-, David Harland, Manfred Eisele
Person Discussed
Joris Voorhoeve, 1945-, Sandy Berger, 1945-2015, Muhamed Sacirbey, 1956-, Andreas Zumach, 1954-, Ilijaz Pilav, 1965-, David Harland, Manfred Eisele
Topic / Theme
Massacres, Genocide, Violence, Srebrenica Massacre, Bosnia, July 11-13 1995, War and Violence, Bosnians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Stefan Heijdendael
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Conflict in Europe: 1935-1945, Part Two
produced by Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions (Mona Vale, New South Wales: Phil Sheppard Productions, 2011), 53 mins
One of the war's major turning points was the Soviet victory at Stalingrad in 1943. This was followed by Allied victory in North Africa and the subsequent invasion of Sicily and Italy. The Russians would have another major victory at Kursk in July 1943, and began their relentless drive through Eastern Europe. Germ...
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produced by Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions (Mona Vale, New South Wales: Phil Sheppard Productions, 2011), 53 mins
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One of the war's major turning points was the Soviet victory at Stalingrad in 1943. This was followed by Allied victory in North Africa and the subsequent invasion of Sicily and Italy. The Russians would have another major victory at Kursk in July 1943, and began their relentless drive through Eastern Europe. German U-Boats reduced the number of supply ships reaching Britain. Rationing of food and clothing was introduced, with market gardens supp...
One of the war's major turning points was the Soviet victory at Stalingrad in 1943. This was followed by Allied victory in North Africa and the subsequent invasion of Sicily and Italy. The Russians would have another major victory at Kursk in July 1943, and began their relentless drive through Eastern Europe. German U-Boats reduced the number of supply ships reaching Britain. Rationing of food and clothing was introduced, with market gardens supplying additional staple foods. In Germany and Britain, women contributed to the war effort, working in factories, on farms, and by joining auxiliaries of the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. Operation Overlord began on D-Day, June 6 1944. At the same time, the Soviets drove the Germans out of Russia, and reached Poland. It was in Poland that Soviet soldiers discovered the first of many Nazi Extermination Camps. The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 had formalized Nazi anti-Jewish policies, eventually leading to the Final Solution of the Jewish problem. After the Battle of The Bulge, Allied forces advanced into Germany, while the Soviets captured Berlin. Germany finally surrendered to the Allies on May 8 1944, VE Day. At the Nuremberg Trials, Nazi leaders were tried for their war crimes.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions, Jake Downs
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Phil Sheppard Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Jake Downs
Person Discussed
Hermann Göring, 1893-1946, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich, 1904-1942, Heinrich Himmler, 1900-1945, Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, Victor Emmanuel II, 1820-1878, Benito Mussolini, 1883-1945, George Smith Patton, 1885-1945, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1887-1976, Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, 1891-1944, Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, 1896-1974, Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, A...
Hermann Göring, 1893-1946, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich, 1904-1942, Heinrich Himmler, 1900-1945, Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, Victor Emmanuel II, 1820-1878, Benito Mussolini, 1883-1945, George Smith Patton, 1885-1945, Bernard Law Montgomery, 1887-1976, Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, 1891-1944, Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, 1896-1974, Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
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War casualties, Jewish people, Naval battles, War crimes, Internment camps, Battles, War, Adolf Hitler, Commits Suicide, April 30, 1945, Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, Wannssee Conference, January 20, 1942, Warsaw Uprising, August-October 1944, Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938, Liberation of Paris, August 25, 1944, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949, Battle of Berlin, 1945, B...
War casualties, Jewish people, Naval battles, War crimes, Internment camps, Battles, War, Adolf Hitler, Commits Suicide, April 30, 1945, Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, Wannssee Conference, January 20, 1942, Warsaw Uprising, August-October 1944, Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938, Liberation of Paris, August 25, 1944, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1949, Battle of Berlin, 1945, Battle of the Bulge, December 16, 1944-January 16, 1945, D-Day Invasion, June 6, 1944, Battle of Kursk, Soviet Union, July 5-August 23, 1943, Axis Surrender North Africa to Allies, May 13, 1943, Operation Torch, North Africa, November 8-16, 1942, Siege of Stalingrad, November 1942-February 1943, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011 by Phil Sheppard Productions
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The Cross and the Star: Jews, Christians and the Holocaust
directed by John J. Michalczyk, fl. 1995; produced by John J. Michalczyk, fl. 1995 (New York, NY: First Run Features, 1992), 53 mins
The Cross and the Star finds disheartening echoes of anti-Semitism in the otherwise profound, lyrical Gospel of St. John, the sermons of St. Augustine, the writings of Martin Luther and in the voices of the Crusaders and the Spanish Inquisitors -- all of which may have helped sow the ideological seeds that develop...
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directed by John J. Michalczyk, fl. 1995; produced by John J. Michalczyk, fl. 1995 (New York, NY: First Run Features, 1992), 53 mins
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The Cross and the Star finds disheartening echoes of anti-Semitism in the otherwise profound, lyrical Gospel of St. John, the sermons of St. Augustine, the writings of Martin Luther and in the voices of the Crusaders and the Spanish Inquisitors -- all of which may have helped sow the ideological seeds that developed into Nazism.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John J. Michalczyk, fl. 1995, Chris Clausen
Author / Creator
John J. Michalczyk, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
First Run Features
Speaker / Narrator
Chris Clausen
Topic / Theme
Internment camps, Antisemitism, War crimes, Jewish people, Judaism, Churches, Christianity, Holocaust, 1939-1945, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, Indians (Asian), Maasai, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of First Run Features.
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Danny Boy
directed by Sam Miller, 1962-; produced by Simon Lewis, fl. 1990, Expectation Entertainment Ltd (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2021), 1 hour 25 mins
The true story of a young soldier's journey from hero to alleged war criminal, the determined lawyer on his tail and their search for truth in the fog of war. Brian Wood is among several British soldiers accused of committing war crimes after a specific engagement in Iraq, the so-called Battle of Danny Boy. The al...
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directed by Sam Miller, 1962-; produced by Simon Lewis, fl. 1990, Expectation Entertainment Ltd (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2021), 1 hour 25 mins
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The true story of a young soldier's journey from hero to alleged war criminal, the determined lawyer on his tail and their search for truth in the fog of war. Brian Wood is among several British soldiers accused of committing war crimes after a specific engagement in Iraq, the so-called Battle of Danny Boy. The allegations call into question Brian's memories, his actions and the example he wants to set to his wife Lucy, sons Bailey and Charlie, a...
The true story of a young soldier's journey from hero to alleged war criminal, the determined lawyer on his tail and their search for truth in the fog of war. Brian Wood is among several British soldiers accused of committing war crimes after a specific engagement in Iraq, the so-called Battle of Danny Boy. The allegations call into question Brian's memories, his actions and the example he wants to set to his wife Lucy, sons Bailey and Charlie, and his former soldier dad Gavin. With tenacious human rights lawyer Phil Shiner investigating the actions of British personnel, Brian is forced to re-examine everything he remembers about that day and everything he has experienced as a soldier. Memory, evidence and trauma collide on the fine line between war and unlawful killing in a legal and moral conflict that stretches from the battlefield at Checkpoint Danny Boy to one of Britain's largest ever public inquiries, the Al-Sweady Inquiry. Will Brian be able to look his family in the eye and be the husband, father and son they need him to be?
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Simon Lewis, fl. 1990, Expectation Entertainment Ltd
Author / Creator
Sam Miller, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Topic / Theme
War crimes, Iraq War, 2003-2011, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2021 BBC Worldwide
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