British Colonialism Movies

  • 2012
    Total Recall

    Total Recall

    Total Recall

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    Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for implanted memories of being a spy. When the...

    Total Recall
  • 1942
    The Black Swan

    The Black Swan

    The Black Swan

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    When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of...

    The Black Swan
  • 1939
    The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers

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    A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

    The Four Feathers
  • 1936
    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

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    In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful Great Game of political intrigues and alliances...

    The Charge of the Light Brigade
  • 1966
    Khartoum

    Khartoum

    Khartoum

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    English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians...

    Khartoum
  • 1939
    Drums Along the Mohawk

    Drums Along the Mohawk

    Drums Along the Mohawk

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    Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing...

    Drums Along the Mohawk
  • 2019
    Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

    Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

    Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

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    Gwalior Fort, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In a moment of despair, Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, encourages her men by telling them the heroic...

    Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
  • 1947
    Unconquered

    Unconquered

    Unconquered

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    England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a...

    Unconquered
  • 2015
    The Pearl Button

    The Pearl Button

    The Pearl Button

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    The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives...

    The Pearl Button
  • 1941
    They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

    They Met in Bombay

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    A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable diamond and gem necklace in Bombay and as the Japanese Army invades China.

    They Met in Bombay
  • 2014
    Concerning Violence

    Concerning Violence

    Concerning Violence

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    Concerning Violence is based on newly discovered, powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in...

    Concerning Violence
  • 2019
    Coup 53

    Coup 53

    Coup 53

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    Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired...

    Coup 53
  • 2024
    The Lascar

    The Lascar

    The Lascar

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    At the end of the 18th century, hundreds of Indian sailors, known as lascars, worked amongst European settlers in Aotearoa New Zealand - often under...

    The Lascar
  • 1935
    Clive of India

    Clive of India

    Clive of India

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    Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals...

    Clive of India
  • 2019
    The American Dream: Europeans in the New World

    The American Dream: Europeans in the New World

    The American Dream: Europeans in the New World

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    The history of Europeans in North America, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the business success of German immigrants such as Heinz, Strauss...

    The American Dream: Europeans in the New World
  • 2022
    Thrown into Canada

    Thrown into Canada

    Thrown into Canada

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    This documentary explores the history of Canada’s first major migration of non-European and non-white refugees who arrived in 1972 when Ugandan...

    Thrown into Canada
  • 1937
    Little Pioneer

    Little Pioneer

    Little Pioneer

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    In 1880 South Africa, young Betsy has an adventure involving Zulu Tribesmen, Dutch Settlers, The Vortrekkers, and her older brother's romance of...

    Little Pioneer
  • 1987
    First Journey, Fort William

    First Journey, Fort William

    First Journey, Fort William

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    Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader. John Mackenzie's...

    First Journey, Fort William
  • 2023
    Black & White Duppy

    Black & White Duppy

    Black & White Duppy

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    On the day of his grandma’s funeral, 17-year-old Red faces multi-generational demons in this surreal horror film exploring colonial trauma and...

    Black & White Duppy
  • 2017
    India on Film: 1899 – 1947

    India on Film: 1899 – 1947

    India on Film: 1899 – 1947

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    As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the...

    India on Film: 1899 – 1947