The Founding of a Republic (2024)

• 2009
• 2 hr 18 mins
• Drama
• NR

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The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

The historical war drama follows multiple families seeking survival in 1860s America. In the backdrop of the Civil War (1861-1865), the allure of the Old West beckons families shattered by war. The Old West is a harsh paradise built on blood, sweat, and the tears of unlikely allies. Through intertwined tales of families, friends, and foes, the struggle for identity and belonging unfolds.

Armageddon

Predictable adventure about a massive asteroid on a collision course with Earth, and the experts trying to avert the disaster. Oscar-nominated special effects. Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck. Directed by Michael Bay. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.

Inside Out

Emotions run wild in the mind of a young girl who is uprooted from her peaceful life in the Midwest and forced to move to San Francisco. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness each have their own ideas about how she should handle her new surroundings. Riley's guiding emotions— Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness—live in Headquarters, the control centre inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life and tries to keep things positive, but the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

A Greek Recipe for Romance

After a recent setback, Abby heads to Greece to visit her mom and decide what's next. While there, she meets Theo and they team up to open a restaurant. But will Abby be able to stay?

Forsaken

In 1872 Wyoming, a Civil War veteran-turned-gunslinger must make amends with his estranged father, a reverend who deplores his son's embrace of violence, as he tries to protect his hometown from ruthless land-grabbers.

Sarafina!

The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools. The stage version presents a school uprising similar to the Soweto uprising on June 16, 1976. A narrator introduces several characters among them the school girl activist Sarafina. Things get out of control when a policeman shoots several pupils in a classroom. Nevertheless, the musical ends with a cheerful farewell show of pupils leaving school, which takes most of act two. In the movie version Sarafina feels shame at her mother's (played by Miriam Makeba in the film) acceptance of her role as domestic servant in a white household in apartheid South Africa, and inspires her peers to rise up in protest, especially after her inspirational teacher, Mary Masombuka (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the film version) is imprisoned.