Introduction Into the Valley of Death: The Making of Salvador is an arts Documentary with no narration published by MGM in 2001. Refer to Salvador (1986). Outline A harrowing drama set during the Salvadoran Civil War, Salvador is a one of director Oliver Stone’s most underrated films, a thrilling and violent look at the chaos… Read More
Introduction Salvador is a 1986 American war drama film co-written and directed by Oliver Stone. It stars James Woods as Richard Boyle, alongside Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy and Elpidia Carrillo, with John Savage and Cynthia Gibb in supporting roles. Stone co-wrote the screenplay with Boyle. A burnt-out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution.… Read More
Introduction Feature-length documentary following UK surgeon John Buckels and a team of international and local medics as they battle to save the lives of people caught up a major humanitarian disaster in war-ravaged South Sudan. This raw and visceral film offers a snapshot of life inside one of the world’s largest refugee camps, and the… Read More
Introduction The 1989 assassination of six Jesuit priests unravels the political corruption embedded in El Salvador’s civil war. Outline For nearly a decade, El Salvador had been experiencing the cruel intensity of civil war, a conflict reportedly fuelled by billions of dollars in aid from the United States government. Then, in 1989, an unspeakable crime… Read More
Introduction Tough to Kill (Italian: Duri a morire) is a 1978 Italian action film shot in the Dominican Republic written and directed by Joe D’Amato and starring Luc Merenda and Donald O’Brien. Outline A hit man joins a band of mercenaries for a mission in an African jungle during a civil war. His goal is… Read More
Introduction Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of royal power and, ultimately, the king’s head. Outline Charles I’s duel with politician archenemy John Pym enters its brutal final phase. As his Queen is threatened Charles’ tyrannical dark side rises… Read More
Introduction Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of royal power and, ultimately, the king’s head. Outline The political duel between Charles I and his politician nemesis John Pym turns revolutionary with mobs intimidating Royalists and the King facing attack… Read More
Introduction Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of royal power and, ultimately, the king’s head. Outline Following a Catholic uprising in Ireland, in which thousands of Protestants are killed, Parliament passes a vote of no confidence in Charles I’s… Read More
Introduction Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of royal power and, ultimately, the king’s head. Outline Historian Lisa Hilton reveals how this cataclysmic moment in our nation’s past was sparked by the events of just 50 days. Across three… Read More
Introduction White Material is a 2009 French drama film directed by Claire Denis and co-written with Marie NDiaye. The film stars Isabelle Huppert as Maria Vial, a struggling French coffee producer in an unnamed French-speaking African country, who decides to stay at her coffee plantation in spite of an erupting civil war. Outline Maria Vial… Read More
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