Mau+mau
Something of Value Movies
Posted by at April 9, 2021
Something of Value (1957)
As Kenya's Mau Mau uprising tears the country apart, former childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier), a native, and Peter (Rock Hudson), a British colonist, find themselves on opposite sides of the struggle in this provocative drama. Though each is devoted to his cause, both wish for a more moderate path -- but their hopes for a peaceful resolution are thwarted by rage, colonial arrogance and escalating violence on both sides.
Drama
War
The First Grader Movies
Posted by at Jan. 21, 2023
The First Grader (2010)
The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.
Romance
Drama
The First Grader (2010) Movies
Posted by rwdfox at May 2, 2017
The First Grader (2010)
BRRip 720p | 1h 42mn | 1280x544 | MP4 AVC@1500Kbps 24.00fps | AAC@224Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 1.24 GiB
BRRip 1080p | 1h 42mn | 1920x816 | MP4 AVC@2500Kbps 24.00fps | AAC@224Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 1.95 GiB
BDRip 1080p | 1h 42mn | 1920x816 | MKV AVC@7858Kbps 24.00fps | DTS@1509Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 6.83 GiB
Language: English | Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance | Subtitles: None
BRRip 720p | 1h 42mn | 1280x544 | MP4 AVC@1500Kbps 24.00fps | AAC@224Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 1.24 GiB
BRRip 1080p | 1h 42mn | 1920x816 | MP4 AVC@2500Kbps 24.00fps | AAC@224Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 1.95 GiB
BDRip 1080p | 1h 42mn | 1920x816 | MKV AVC@7858Kbps 24.00fps | DTS@1509Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 6.83 GiB
Language: English | Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance | Subtitles: None
Set in a mountain village in Kenya the film tells the remarkable true and uplifting story of a proud old Mau Mau veteran who is determined to seize his last chance to learn to read and write - and so ends up joining a class alongside six year-olds.
CH4 - A Very British Way of Torture (2022) Movies
Posted by rwdfox at Aug. 15, 2022
CH4 - A Very British Way of Torture (2022)
HDTV 1080p | 48mn | 1920x1080 | MKV AVC@3674Kbps | AAC@124Kbps 2CH | 1.29 GiB
Language: English | Genre: Documentary | Subs: English
HDTV 1080p | 48mn | 1920x1080 | MKV AVC@3674Kbps | AAC@124Kbps 2CH | 1.29 GiB
Language: English | Genre: Documentary | Subs: English
The full, shocking story of how Britain secretly used torture in its war against the Kenyan anti-colonialist Mau Mau movement in the 1950s including murder, rape and forced castrations.
Channel 4 - A Very British Way of Torture (2022) Movies
Posted by notbanned at Aug. 16, 2022
Channel 4 - A Very British Way of Torture (2022)
HDTV | 1920x1080 | .MKV/HEVC @ 1999 Kbps | 47 min 42 s | 729 MiB
Audio: English AAC 132 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary
Explores abuses committed by British colonial forces against the Mau Mau independence movement in 1950s Kenya. Survivor testimony and analysis from a team of British and Kenyan historians pieces together an account of a regime of systematic torture - including murders, rapes and forced castrations.
Conni and the Cat Movies
Posted by at Sept. 7, 2021
Conni and the Cat (2020)
Conni's adorable but mischievous cat Mau follows her on her kindergarten trip, causing mayhem, confusion and laughs. The children are kept busy hiding Mau from the teachers, tracking down a thief and saving a raccoon in an ancient castle.
Animation
A&E - Britains Forgotten Wars with Tony Robinson: Series 1 (2021) Movies
Posted by Tutorial at Oct. 22, 2021
A&E - Britains Forgotten Wars with Tony Robinson: Series 1 (2021)
HDTV | 1920 x 1080 | .MP4/AVC @ 4801 Kbps | 4x~45mn | 5.88 GB
Audio: English AAC 144 Kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary
HDTV | 1920 x 1080 | .MP4/AVC @ 4801 Kbps | 4x~45mn | 5.88 GB
Audio: English AAC 144 Kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary
Tony Robinson looks back at conflicts Britain was involved in during the second half of the 20th century. After World War II, Britain and her allies were embroiled in several serious conflicts around the world, many of which are largely forgotten by the public. In this six-part series, Tony explores the forgotten conflicts he lived through.
The Flying Guillotine Movies
Posted by at Nov. 26, 2022
The Flying Guillotine (1975)
The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.
Action