- Audio Description available for Summerland
- SBS World Movies premieres include While at War, Waiting For Anya, Rambo, A Very Long Engagement, The Wall, Enigma and Act of Valour
While at War
Tuesday 1 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
PG
Argentina, Spain, 2019
Genre: Drama, History, War
Language: English, German, Spanish
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Starring: Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernández, Santi Prego, Nathalie Poza, Luis Bermejo
What's it about?
In the early days of the military rebellion that began the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), writer Miguel de Unamuno (Elejalde) supports the uprising in the hope that the prevailing political chaos will end. But when the confrontation becomes bloody, Unamuno must question his initial position. Written and directed by Alejandro Amenabar (The Others, The Sea Inside), this timely drama tracks Spain's slide into nearly four decades of fascism under dictator Francisco Franco. Nominated for seventeen Spanish Goya Awards in 2020.
Downfall
Wednesday 2 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
MA15+
Germany, 2004
Genre: History, Drama
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Juliane Köhler
What's it about?
Charting the last 10 days of Hitler's (played by Ganz) life, from his 56th birthday on April 20th, 1945 to his suicide on April 30th, Downfall uses multiple characters to show the chaos of a country coming apart at the seams, from Hitler's henchman under the streets of Berlin, to the soldiers and civilians fighting and dying as the Soviet Army ravaged the city above. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2005.
Charting the last 10 days of Hitler's (played by Ganz) life, from his 56th birthday on April 20th, 1945 to his suicide on April 30th, Downfall uses multiple characters to show the chaos of a country coming apart at the seams, from Hitler's henchman under the streets of Berlin, to the soldiers and civilians fighting and dying as the Soviet Army ravaged the city above. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2005.
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Waiting for Anya
Thursday 3 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
M
Belgium, 2020
Genre: Drama, War
Language: English
Director: Ben Cookson
Starring: Noah Schnapp, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt, Jean Reno, Anjelica Huston
What's it about?
During the harrows of WWII, Jo (Schnapp), a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada (Huston), helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain. Based on the book by world-renowned author Michael Morpurgo.
Rambo
Friday 4 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
MA15+
Germany, USA, 2008
Genre: Action, Thriller
Language: English, Burmese, Thai
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish, Reynaldo Gallegos
What's it about?
This long-awaited, fourth instalment of the classic action franchise takes place 20 years after the events of Rambo III. When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo (Stallone) sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's still haunted by violent memories of his time as a U.S. soldier during the Vietnam War, Rambo can hardly turn his back on the aid workers who so desperately need his help.
Summerland
Saturday 5 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
PG, AD
UK, 2020
Genre: Drama, War, Romance
Language: English
Director: Jessica Swale
Starring: Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay
What's it about?
During World War Two, a reclusive Englishwoman (Arterton) finds her life up-ended when a young evacuee (Bond) from the London Blitz is left in her care. Initially resolving to be rid of him, she finds herself opening her heart in this moving story of womanhood, love and friendship.
Resistance
Sunday 6 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
M
France, Germany, UK, USA, 2020
Genre: War, History, Drama
Language: English
Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Harris, Clemence Poesy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Géza Röhrig
What's it about?
Before he becomes known as the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, aspiring Jewish actor Marcel Mangel (Eisenberg) joins the French Resistance during the war. He agrees to take part in a dangerous mission to save 123 Jewish orphans from the grasp of the Nazis and the ruthless Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (Schweighöfer) and take them to safety across the border to Switzerland.
A Very Long Engagement
Monday 7 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
MA15+
France, 2004
Genre: War, Drama
Language: French
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Dominique Pinon, Gaspard Ulliel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
What's it about?
As the first World War draws to a close, Mathilde (Tautou) gets word that her fiance Manech (Ulliel) is one of five soldiers who wounded themselves to avoid the trenches; they have been court-martialled and pushed out into the no-man's land between the French and German armies to almost certain death. Unwilling to accept that Manech is dead, Mathilde embarks on a desperate quest to find him.
Stalingrad
Tuesday 8 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
MA15+
Russia, 2013
Genre: War, Action, Drama
Language: German, Russian
Director: Fyodor Bondarchuk
Starring: Thomas Kretschmann, Yanina Studilina, Philippe Reinhardt, Heiner Lauterbach
What's it about?
Set in 1942, during one of the most important battles of World War II, which stopped the progress of Nazi forces and turned the tide of war in favour of the Allies. The Soviet army mounts a counter-attack on the Nazi forces that occupy half of Stalingrad on the other side of the Volga, but the operation to cross the river is unsuccessful. A few soldiers who managed to get to the other side take refuge in a house on the bank of Volga. Here they find a girl who didn’t escape when the Germans came.
The Wall
Wednesday 9 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Streaming after at SBS On Demand
MA15+
USA, 2017
Genre: War, Thriller, Drama
Language: English
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli
What's it about?
This tense psychological thriller follows two American soldiers ((Taylor-Johnson, Cena) pinned down by an Iraqi sniper, with nothing but a crumbling wall between them. Their fight becomes as much a battle of will and wits as it is of lethally accurate marksmanship. Directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow).
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Enigma
Thursday 10 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
M
UK, 2001
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Romance, War
Language: German, English
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows, Jeremy Northam, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
What's it about?
During World War Two, the British authorities discover that Nazi U-boats have unexpectedly changed the code of their Enigma machines - thus endangering the lives of thousands of Allied sailors. They enlist the help of Tom Jericho (Scott), a brilliant young code breaker. But Tom also needs to solve the mystery surrounding the woman he loves (Winslet), who is suspected of being a spy. Directed by Michael Apted (the Up series) and adapted by Tom Stoppard from Robert Harris' novel of the same name.
Act of Valour
Friday 11 November, 8:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
MA15+
USA, 2012
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Language: English
Director: Scott Waugh, Mike McCoy
Starring: Roselyn Sánchez, Drea Castro, Raul Canizales II, Kenny Calderon, Jeffrey Barnachea
What's it about?
A look into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plotagainst the U.S., a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home.
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