Set during the end of WWII, Black Book is the story of a German Jewish girl who narrowly survives the war in Holland. She joins the resistance to find out who betrayed her family after all of them were killed in an attempt to reach the liberated south. Holland 1944 – The final years of…
Category: Real Life Stories
Bordertown (2007)
Tagline: Lies. Corruption. Murder. One reporter will break the silence. Based on true events, “Bordertown” is the story of one woman’s passionate struggle for justice in a town gripped by fear. American journalist Lauren arrives in Mexico determined to find out the truth about hundreds of local murders. Nothing is what it seems as she…
Breach (2007)
Tagline: Inspired by the true story of the greatest security breach in U.S. history. Based on “The Eleventh Hour” by Adam Mazer and Bill Rotko and inspired by true events, “Breach” is a dramatic thriller set inside the halls of the FBI – – the gatekeeper of the nation’s most sensitive and potentially volatile secrets….
Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn’t bring down the Soviet empire. Charlie Wilson’s War is the outrageous true story of how one congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to…
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” [AKA: Scaphandre et le papillon, Le] tells the story Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his…
El Cantante (2007)
El Cantante celebrates the life and music of the legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, a pioneer of the sound and sensibility that redefined Latin music in the 1960s and 1970s. Directed by Leon Ichaso, the film is a labor of love for its stars, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, who are both New…