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    The Concubine 2012 POSTER

    The Concubine

    2012

    Korean

    6.0

    20

    38%

    38%

    15th century

    Action

    concubine

    Drama

    eunuch

    History

    palace

    period drama

    political intrigue 

    Romance

    Dae-seung Kim Dae-seung Kim Director Geung-Young Lee Geung-Young Lee as Chief Eunuch Kim Gye-Joo Yeo-jeong Jo Yeo-jeong Jo as Hwa-Yeon Ahn Suk-hwan Ahn Suk-hwan as Officer Shin Ik-Chul - Hwa-Yeon's Father Ki-Wang Jo Ki-Wang Jo as Yoon Jong-ho
    Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.
    Khodorkovsky 2011 POSTER

    Khodorkovsky

    2011

    Russian

    6.9

    90%

    71%

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    Drama

    kleptocracy

    political intrigue 

    russian politics

    shady

    Cyril Tuschi Cyril Tuschi Director Jean-Marc Barr Jean-Marc Barr as Narrator Wanja Mues Wanja Mues as Reader of Khodorkovsky's Letters George W. Bush George W. Bush as Self Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin as Self
    Khodorkovsky, the richest Russian, challenges President Putin. A fight of the titans begins. Putin warns him. But Khodorkovsky comes back to Russia knowing that he will be imprisoned, once he returns. When I heard about it, I asked myself: why didn't he stay in exile with a couple of billions? Why did he do that? A personal journey to Khodorkovsky.
    Brasília 18% 2006 POSTER

    Brasília 18%

    2006

    Portuguese

    5.2

    2

    brazilian poetry

    Drama

    government conspiracy

    political intrigue 

    Nelson Pereira dos Santos Nelson Pereira dos Santos Director Malu Mader Malu Mader as Georgesand Romero Nildo Parente Nildo Parente as Gonçalves Dias Othon Bastos Othon Bastos as Martins Fontes Evandro Mesquita Evandro Mesquita as Paula Ney
    A star medical examiner is called to Brasília, the administrative capital of Brazil, to confirm the identity of a beautiful, young congressional aide's dead body. But his scientific rigor soon leads him to details of a multi-layered political scandal.
    We Believed 2010 POSTER

    We Believed

    2010

    Italian

    6.4

    38%

    38%

    betrayal by friend

    disillusionment

    group of friends

    History

    political intrigue 

    revisionist history

    revolutionary

    Mario Martone Mario Martone Director Andrea Bosca Andrea Bosca as Angelo Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw as Emilie Ashurst Luca Zingaretti Luca Zingaretti as Francesco Crispi Francis Pardeilhan Francis Pardeilhan as Monsieur Delangle
    1828. In the wake of the repression of revolutionary uprisings in the monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following fifty years.
    Corruption 2010 POSTER

    Corruption

    2010

    English

    3.5

    2

    Action

    global politics

    political intrigue 

    Thriller

    Q. Manning Q. Manning Director Lee Majors Lee Majors as Jim Lawrence Mike Gassaway Mike Gassaway as Reporter Francesco Quinn Francesco Quinn as Ron Garcia Michael Madsen Michael Madsen as Senator John Mordire
    African exchange student, Stan Rohamba arrives in the U.S., excited to be a part of the "model democratic system". While campaigning for a powerful American senator, Stan uncovers a host of dishonest activity leading directly back to his home country of Mombaire. His discoveries could cost him his life
    Arabesque 1966 POSTER

    Arabesque

    1966

    English

    6.4

    13

    75%

    53%

    Action

    Adventure

    body double

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    london, england

    Mystery

    political assassination

    political intrigue 

    professor

    Romance

    spy

    Thriller

    Stanley Donen Stanley Donen Director Carl Duering Carl Duering as Hassan Jena Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Racegoer Duncan Lamont Duncan Lamont as Webster Sophia Loren Sophia Loren as Yasmin Azir
    When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?
    City of Tiny Lights 2016 POSTER

    City of Tiny Lights

    2016

    English

    5.6

    61%

    39%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    london, england

    missing person

    Mystery

    political intrigue 

    private eye

    religious fundamentalism

    Thriller

    Pete Travis Pete Travis Director Grace Calder Grace Calder as Cokey Danny Webb Danny Webb as DS Cal Donnely Damson Idris Damson Idris as Hakim Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Tommy Akhtar
    In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.
    Apocalypse in the Tropics 2024 POSTER

    Apocalypse in the Tropics

    2024

    Portuguese

    7.6

    8

    90%

    80%

    Action

    brazilian politics

    Documentary

    evangelical christianity

    History

    political

    political corruption

    political intrigue 

    televangelist

    Petra Costa Petra Costa Director Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger as Self Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Niemeyer as Self Petra Costa Petra Costa as Self Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Self
    When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? In Apocalypse in the Tropics, Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful grip Christian evangelical leaders hold over politics in Brazil. She gains extraordinary access to the country’s top political leaders, including President Lula and former president Bolsonaro, as well as to Brazil’s most famous televangelist: a magnetic pastor who aspires to play puppet master to the far-right leader.
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