A study of the German invasion of Russia during WWII, utilising newsreel film, animated maps and interviews with both German and Russian participants, and examining how the Germans’ use of armour led to an early success against a numerically superior enemy.

这部令人痛心的纪录片讲述了人类战争史上持续时间最长、最惨烈的围城战之一的故事。1941年，希特勒发动纳粹对俄罗斯的入侵，攻占列宁格勒市是他的主要战略目标之一。列宁格勒不仅是一座工业重镇，拥有众多军备工厂，还是俄罗斯的一个主要海军基地……

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A globetrotting South African businessman goes about his normal Christian life until the persecution of Christians around the world is brought to his attention. Through a series of circumstances, he learns about the pressure Christians are under in China and the Middle East, something he was unaware of...until now.

First, a question to the viewer: if it were raining indoors, where would we seek shelter from the insistent drops? Where would we feel safe and dry? We have to go to the other side of the threshold. Suddenly a bell rings, and who is it ringing for? “I spoke to me, he to he, she to she, the ground spoke to the ground, the trees to the tree. Meanwhile inside, the familiarity of that well met rain continues to be falling…“ writes the director. The animation, which evokes the presence of a hand, is like pleasant afternoon rain in summer – a time for contemplation, talking to oneself, and beholding a sky at dusk. Australian-born Milly Yencken studied painting in Tasmania and received her classical animation training in Vancouver, continuing her studies at Masters level at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Her work combines oil painting with charcoal to create her signature brand of colour brutalism and fauvist embellishment, attempting to create spaces and images that are immersive and invite reflection in the viewer. 源自：https://rigaiff.lv/en/films-2023/austrumlietus/

John Lutz (30 Rock) is Christopher, a schlubby hotel front desk clerk who mostly remains calm and helpful dealing with eccentric guests and their extreme demands.

August 1941. Residents of the Ural town escorted to the front of men. Left alone, women take on the most difficult cases, showing outstanding organizational skills and will. Together with the evacuated plant, refugees arrive in the town. The heroine of the Film Anna takes to her house a woman with children — her example is followed by the rest…

A homesick Pvt. Snafu learns that his family are almost as committed to the war efforts as himself.

An African immigrant bank security guard turns the tables on Dublin's nastiest criminals when they force him to be the "inside man" on a bank robbery.

During World War I a young man joins the army and winds up befriending another young recruit, not knowing that it's the same pickpocket who stole his watch. After finishing basic training, the two are sent to the front lines in France, where they wind up in trouble with the MPs, getting involved with some cute French girls and "volunteering" for a dangerous front-line mission, and their antics result in their endangering the armistice.