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1) Mohenjo Daro
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During the prehistoric Indus valley civilization, in 2016 BC, the evil greed of a man, Maham is about to destroy one of the oldest cities in the world. Mohenjo Daro. A young Indigo farmer, Sarman, enters this city and meets Chaani, the daughter of the priest. Predicted to be the origin of a new society, Sarman in his attempt to win Chaani's love, uncovers secrets nobody was ever supposed to know about Chaani. About Mohenjo Daro and about his own past!....
3) The Northman
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From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince, Amleth, on his quest to avenge his father's murder.
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Paul Atreides, alongside Chani and the Fremen, seeks vengeance against the conspirators who destroyed his family, while grappling with the dilemma of choosing between his love for Chani and the fate of the universe. Amidst the turmoil caused by the destruction of House Atreides by House Harkonnen, Paul and his mother Lady Jessica integrate into Fremen society on Arrakis, where they confront suspicion and skepticism while fulfilling prophecies and...
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After conspiring with a conniving fox demon to kill the emperor and seize power, King Zhou reigns as a tyrant so brutal that he incurs the wrath of Heaven. In a final attempt to save the mortal world from desperate peril, the gods decide to intervene and invest in an unlikely champion brave enough to challenge the evil king even if it may cost him everything.
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Spanning nearly nine decades from the 1930s to the present, the movie is a sweeping yet personal epic that follows several generations of a Kazakh family that is determined to stay united through war, famine, collectivization, and separation. Focusing on a young man who is torn away from his mother by the upheaval of war, he is forced to endure harrowing experiences from childhood into adulthood without her to protect him.
10) Mongol
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Delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. Follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny. Shows the future conqueror and revealing him not as the evil brute, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader.
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Arn Magnusson is born in 1150, in Western Sweden. He grows up to become an educated young man and a skilled warrior, and meets Cecilia, the love of his life. Then a cruel and jealous world forces them apart. Cecilia is imprisoned in a monastery. Arn is sent to the Holy Land as a Knight Templar, where war is raging between Christians and Muslims.
12) The woman king
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The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a ferocity unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, it follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and prepares them for battle against an enemy determined to obliterate their way of life. Some things are worth fighting for.
13) Medieval
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Jan Žižka was a daring mercenary leader and one of the greatest warriors in history. After the death of its emperor, the Holy Roman Empire plummets into chaos while corrupt kings battle for control of the empty throne, so Jan leads a rebel army to ensure tyranny does not ensue.
14) Dune
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Paul Atreides, a brilliant, gifted young man born into a destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
15) Madame Bovary
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Desperate to escape the dullness of provincial life, a young married woman pursues forbidden fantasies through a series of indiscreet seductions and adulterous affairs. Based on the acclaimed novel that transformed the Romantic era.
Series
Criterion collection volume 480
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Tells of the journey of the well-intentioned yet naive Kaji from labor camp supervisor to Imperial Army soldier to Soviet POW. Constantly trying to rise above a corrupt system, Kaji time and again finds his morals an impediment rather than an advantage.
18) Jodhaa Akbar
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An epic telling of the sixteenth century politically expedient marriage between the Mogul emperor, Akbar, and the Rajput princess, Jodhaa, which became a journey of true love.
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"After the death of her father, a young Spanish woman discovers a partial letter that leaves her with many unanswered questions. As she searches for the answers, she embarks on a journey that takes her back to the African Island in Spanish Guinee, Fernando Poo. There, she unfolds the secrets of her family"--IMDb.
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