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China: The Rebirth of an Empire

China: The Rebirth of an Empire

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Peaceful rise or potential threat: What does China's 21st century re-emergence as a great world power mean for the rest of us?

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Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech

Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.4

A documentary look at the changing interpretations of the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution - laws and court cases that have alternatively broadened and narrowed the amendment's protection of f...

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Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris focuses on the roles both his stepfather, Pule "Lee" Leinaeng, and the African National Congress played in bringing down apartheid from outside the confines of South Afri...

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Democrats

Democrats

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Film Age rating: 14 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.4

An intriguing look at an authoritarian state on the verge of democratization: how Zimbabwe got a new constitution. Two political enemies are forced on a joint mission to write Zimbabwe's new constitu...

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Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower

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Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.3

When the Chinese Communist Party backtracks on its promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, teenager Joshua Wong decides to save his city. Rallying thousands of kids to skip school and occupy the streets, Jo...

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The Congress

The Congress

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1989 IMDB Rating: 7.2

For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores th...

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The Green Prince

The Green Prince

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Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.2

This real-life thriller tells the story of one of Israel’s prized intelligence sources, recruited to spy on his own people for more than a decade. Focusing on the complex relationship with his handler...

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Right America:  Feeling Wronged

Right America: Feeling Wronged

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.2

HBO documentary about interviews with conservatives in America regarding their opinion about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign and election.

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Primary

Primary

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1960 IMDB Rating: 7.1

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to use light equipment in order to follow their subjects...

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The Revisionaries

The Revisionaries

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 7.1

The theory of evolution and a re-write of American history are caught in the crosshairs when an unabashed Creationist seeks re-election as chairman of America's most influential Board of Education.

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