20 movies like Heimat is a Space in Time, ordered by similarity : The Lovely Month of May(1963), The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan(2004), For Sama(2019), Insyriated(2017), Monkey Kingdom(2015), Makala(2017), A Thousand Times Goodnight(2013), Brothers at War(2009), The Man Who Saved the World(2014), National Bird(2016), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017), Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth(2019) ...
6.9/10
Documentary
Germany|Austria
2019
218 Minutes
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In this immersive film essay, master documentary filmmaker Thomas Heise dives into four generations of his own family archives to trace the profound cultural and political upheaval of Germany's last century.
Documentary
1963
124 Minutes
Pierre Lhomme
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Actors Yves Montand and Simone Signoret narrate an introduction to springtime in Paris, as described by its citizens.
7.5/10
Drama, Documentary, History, War
UK|Afghanistan
2004
95 Minutes
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In 2001, the Taliban government of Afghanistan destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the world's tallest stone sculptures. By the summer of 2002, after the fall of the Taliban, more than 250 ... See full summary »
8.5/10
War, Documentary
UK|Syria|USA
2019
95 Minutes
Waad Al-Khateab Waad Al-Kateab
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FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Drama
2017
86 Minutes
Hiam Abbass Diamand Bou Abboud Juliette Navis Mohsen Abbas Moustapha Al Kar Alissar Kaghadou Ninar Halabi Mohammad Jihad Sleik Elias Khatter
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In Damascus, a mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
2015
82 Minutes
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Life is an adventure for a young monkey and her son, living among ancient ruins in the jungle. But when her family is forced from their home, she must lead them to safety amidst strange new creatures and surroundings.
7.8/10
Documentary
France
2017
96 Minutes
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Trials tribulation dreams and aspirations of a young farmer earning a living making and selling charcoal in Congo.
War, Drama
2013
117 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lauryn Canny Adrianna Cramer Curtis Maria Doyle Kennedy Larry Mullen Jr. Mads Ousdal Chloe Annett
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A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).
6.5/10
Documentary, War
USA
2009
112 Minutes
Claus Rademacher Jake Rademacher
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An intimate portrait of an American family during a turbulent time. Jake Rademacher sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. The... See full summary »
7.6/10
Documentary
Denmark|Latvia|Russia|USA
2014
110 Minutes
Sergey Shnyryov
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Retired Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, who saved the world from WW3, talks about his life as retiree and shares his opinions on the Cold War with actor Kevin Costner in this melancholic mixture of documentary and reenacted footage.
7.0/10
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Jesselyn Radack
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Drone whistleblower interviewed about borderless information gathering by the government.
7.5/10
Documentary
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Nick Quested
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A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
6.7/10
Documentary
UK
2019
91 Minutes
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Director Jeanie Finlay charts a transgender man's path to parenthood after he decides to carry his child himself. The pregnancy prompts an unexpected and profound reckoning with conventions of masculinity, self-definition and biology.
Documentary
2009
85 Minutes
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Forced to live far away, two Chinese factory workers make an arduous journey once a year to visit their children, who barely know them.
7.7/10
Documentary
Canada|Germany
2019
106 Minutes
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The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).
7.9/10
Documentary
USA
2011
81 Minutes
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A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his renowned Tokyo restaurant, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.
8.3/10
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
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A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
7.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Documentary, Comedy
USA
2002
97 Minutes
Paige Kimble Jonathan Knisely Balu Natarajan Julianne Ruth
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Spellbound follows eight teenagers on their quest to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee.
7.7/10
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
7.3/10
Documentary
Germany|USA|Syria|Lebanon|Netherlands|Qatar
2017
98 Minutes
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Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years.
7.6/10
Documentary
UK
2018
96 Minutes
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The story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II.
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