The Captive Virgins

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Ken Loach

Cast

Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham

In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces ...

Runtime

2h 39m

Director

Régis Wargnier

Cast

Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh Đan Phạm

A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view as his cowardice. To redeem his honor, he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves their lives.

Runtime

2h 12m

Director

Shekhar Kapur

Cast

Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson

In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Phillip Noyce

Cast

Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan

The story of Quincy Bosomfield who is the product of colonial education and has risen to become the district commissioner. In the process, he abandons his African heritage and all that has real meaning to him.

Runtime

1h 50m