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Learn more about the Ukraine with a collection of over 25 informative films.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
Deutsch
Description
In this wry German dark comedy, Walter (Jürgen Rissmann) is a professional hitman who has just botched a job. Forced to leave the city, he reluctantly takes up an offer from eccentric crime boss Berger (Reiner Schöne) to protect his house (and young, pretty, free-spirited wife Sybille) in a remote region of the Carpathian Mountains. At Walter's side is Micky (Thomas Wodianka), his chatty, thrill-seeking old friend. After a freak accident, what seemed...
4) Red snow
Publisher
Universal Studios
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Dylan, a First Nations soldier from Canada who is caught in an ambush in Afghanistan. He is interrogated by a Taliban Commander until he makes his daring escape. Now he must run for his life from his captors across treacherous landscapes and through a blizzard that becomes his last hope for survival.
5) Trigger man
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
The Horrific Story inspired by true events ... Ti West's Trigger man leads the charge in a new wave of stripped-down, scary movies fueled by seat-of-the-pants filmmaking ingenuity. Reggie, Sean, and Ray leave Manhattan for a day trip of deer hunting in Delaware, expecting to drink a few beers in the woods free of the city-life responsibilities that are slowly forcing the childhood friends apart. But with one well-aimed shot, a walk in the sun is transformed...
7) The grey
Publisher
Entertainment One Studios Canada
Language
English
Description
After their plane crashes into the remote Alaskan wilderness, a roughneck group of oil drillers is forced to find a way back to civilization. As Ottway leads the injured survivors through the brutal snow and ice, they are relentlessly tracked by a vicious pack of rogue wolves that will do anything to defend their territory. Adrenaline-fueled, action-packed and loaded with some of the most intense and brutally realistic attack scenes ever filmed.
8) Gravity
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Two astronauts work together to survive after an accident kills one of their crew and leaves them adrift in space.
9) Copshop
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
Description
Screaming through the Nevada desert in a bullet-ridden car, wily con artist Teddy Murretto hatches a plan to hide out from lethal assassin Bob Viddick. He punches rookie officer Valerie Young to get himself arrested and locked up in a small-town police station. However, jail can't protect Murretto for long as Viddick schemes his own way into detention, biding his time in a nearby cell until he can complete his mission.
10) Castaway
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
"Tom Hanks "gives one of the towering screen performances of all time" (New York Post) as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer whose ruled-by-the-clock existence abruptly ends when a harrowing plane crash leaves him isolated on a remote island. As Chuck struggles to survive, he finds that his own personal journey has only just begun..."-- Amazon.ca
12) Independence Day
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
A jet jockey, a science nerd, the U.S. president, and other diverse survivors of a massive attack on earth join forces to defeat the aliens before they can achieve total victory.
13) Alpha
Language
English
Formats
Description
After an Ice Age man is injured and left for dead, he befriends a lone wolf and sets out to make the journey home with his new companion.
17) The Breadwinner
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
20) Sully
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Language
English
Description
The story of Chesley Sullenberger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew.
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