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1) Scarlet
Publisher
CG Cinema
Pub. Date
©2022
Language
Français
Description
Shortly after World War I, veteran Raphaël returns home from the frontlines to find himself a widower, and father to an infant daughter. Raised by her father in rural Normandy, the child Juliette grows into a lonely young woman who dreams of greater possibilities. She seeks refuge in the nearby woods, where she meets a witch who promises scarlet sails will one day take her away from her village. Reckoning with her future and swept away by a rakish...
2) Mudbound
Series
Criterion collection volume 1205
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In the Mississippi Delta of the 1940s, two farming families one of white landholders, and one of Black tenant farmers are bound by the unforgiving soil they share as they struggle to survive amid the upheavals of World War II and the poisonous hatred of the Jim Crow South. Each family sends a young man off to battle; when they return home, scarred, and find a common bond, the community is ripped apart.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
For queen & country: A veteran turns vigilante when he returns home to find his neighborhood besieged with crime and corruption.
The mighty Quinn: Washington stars as Xavier Quinn, police chief of a small Caribbean island whose childhood friend, Maubee, is suspected of murdering a wealthy resort owner. Though doubtful of Maubee's guilt, a reluctant Quinn is forced by the governor to search for his elusive friend, who is in hiding. His investigation...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Before Sam and Dean Winchester, there were their parents, John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester, THE WINCHESTERS is the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester met Mary Campbell and put it all on the line to save their love and the entire world. When John returns home from fighting in Vietnam, a mysterious encounter sparks a new mission to trace his father's past. In his journey, he crosses paths with 19-year-old...
6) Heroes
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A troubled Vietnam veteran embarks on a journey to California to open a worm farm and prove his self-worth, meeting a woman along the way who helps him find himself.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The adaptation of the classic novel by W. Somerset Maugham of a World War I veteran disillusioned by jazz-age values. A WW I veteran breaks off his engagement to Isabel and sets out on a journey that takes him through the trenches of WW I, the Himalayas of India, and Paris.
Publisher
Miramax Films/Paramount Vantage
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Llewelyn Moss is a Vietnam vet who could use a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies. He decides to examine the site. He finds a case filled with $2 million and a truck loaded with heroin. Moss takes it with him, tells his wife he's going away for awhile, and hits the road until he can determine his next move. On his the way from El Paso to the Mexican border, he discovers he's being followed...
10) Sisu
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
During WWII, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover he is no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word "sisu," the legendary ex-commando will embody what it means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And this one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold...