Ordinary People

The Blue Kite (1993) [Re-UP] Movies

Posted by Someonelse at March 27, 2015

On Dry Well Lane in Beijing in 1953, Chen Shujuan and Lin Shaolong marry. A year later their son, nicknamed Tietou (Iron Head), is born. The Party is everywhere: Mao's photograph, loud-speaker announcements, visits from the neighborhood committee. Shaolong dies in a reform camp; a close family friend, who protects Shujuan and her son partly out of guilt for lying to authorities about Shaolong, succumbs to malnutrition; a confrontation with the Red Guard leads to injury, imprisonment and death. Shujuan's love for Tietou sustains her, and the child's blue kite embodies hope: "I can make another for you," says Tietou's dad; by the end, Tietou promises this to a small child.

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BBC - Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings (2013) Movies

Posted by Polik88 at April 1, 2013

Egypt captivates us like few other ancient civilizations - but what was it like to actually live there as an ordinary person 3,500 years ago? Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us, not the great Pharaohs but the ordinary people who built and populated this incredible ancient civilization, creating a remarkable way of life and an extraordinary way of death.

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The Story of Qiu Ju (1992) Movies

Posted by Someonelse at Dec. 7, 2011

The Story of Qiu Ju (see the trailer below) depicts a Chinese peasant woman’s long pursuit for justice in a highly bureaucratic and turbulent rural society. The film beautifully portrays various formal and informal dispute resolution processes as well as enables a glimpse into rural China. While this touching story will surely stay in your heart, it also reminds us of the interesting form true justice can take.

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BBC - Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings (2013) Movies

Posted by notbanned at April 4, 2018

Egypt captivates us like few other ancient civilizations but what was it like to actually live there as an ordinary person, 3500 years ago? Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us not the great Pharaohs but the ordinary people who built and populated this incredible place, creating a remarkable way of life and an extraordinary way of death. Joann explores their homes, workplaces and temples and she climbs down into their tombs to discover the remarkable world of these Ancient Egyptians, both in life and the afterlife.

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CBC - The Big Picture: THE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR EXPERIMENTS Movies

Posted by Fa at June 23, 2007

CBC - The Big Picture: THE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR EXPERIMENTS
2006 | XviD 1836 Kbps 640x464, 29.97 fps & 128K MP3 (JS, CBR) | 1h 36mn | 1.34 Gb Total | Rs.com + Megaupload

"Wherever you land in the debate afterwards, the film will challenge you to ask yourself what you would do if you were put in a situation where enormous moral courage was required to avert horrific acts. And in keeping with The Big Picture's perpetual focus on solutions, we'll also grapple with how we educate people to give them the moral strength to step up, or speak out, when life and death are on the line."

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Horizon - How Violent Are You Movies

Posted by tizahi at Aug. 12, 2009

Michael Portillo investigates what makes ordinary people commit extreme acts of violence, in the final Horizon of the series, and explores the fine line between control and aggression.

Michael looks at the environmental and psychological factors that can cause an individual to snap and to lose their self-control. He explores a much darker side of people's nature and asks if anyone can be driven to deliberately kill. In a thought-provoking and sometimes uncomfortable journey, Michael discovers that each of us could be inherently more violent than we think.

Michael learns what it's like to inflict pain as he takes part in the Tinku, an annual violence ritual in the Bolivian Andes. To find out if violence is addictive he meets an ex-football hooligan, who lived for his Saturday fights, and a former child soldier from war-torn Sudan, who tells a harrowing story of brainwashing, torture and regret.

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No Ordinary Family - S01E04: No Ordinary Vigilante Movies

Posted by EnKteam at Oct. 20, 2010

Jim is mistaken for a vigilante while trying to protect people in the park at night. Meanwhile, Daphne uses her powers to get herself invited to a party she normally wouldn't have been considered for.

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National Geographic - When Rome Ruled (2010) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Jan. 5, 2016

National Geographic's groundbreaking 8-part series reveals ancient Rome's hidden treasures and untold stories as never before. From iconic figures including Caligula, Caesar and Constantine, to epic events such as the eruption of Vesuvius, the invasion of Britain, and fall of Rome, When Rome Ruled reveals a startling up-to-date vision of the ancient empire and challenges our perception of what we know about the Romans and their lives. New discoveries about the Roman gladiators, Pompeii doomsday, and Caesar's assassination provide fresh insights into the empire that not only influenced Western civilization, but created it.

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Discovery Channel - Europes Secret Armies: Resisting Hitler (2004) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Aug. 9, 2020

The armies of the countries of mainland Europe were powerless to stop Hitler's war machine as it crushed all in its path during the early months of World War 2. The terrifying tactic of 'Blitzkrieg' saw city after city fall beneath the Nazi jackboot. The people of previously free counties began to look for a way to fight back. There were ways to defeat an army other than on the battlefield.

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BBC - The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England (2013) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Oct. 18, 2019

Ian Mortimer transports viewers back to Elizabethan England and reveals, in vivid detail, a living, breathing Tudor world. Viewers learn how ordinary Tudor housewives turned plants into medicine, how the middle classes kept themselves clean using linen cloths, how the poor made pottage, how cooks of the rich devised recipes for new ingredients, and how Tudors learned to read and write.

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