Story on screen. 7 films based on the events of the XX century.

Someone teaches history from textbooks, and someone from films, paintings, novels and other works of art. Because they often contain more truth than any printed collection of official facts.

Filmmakers often create Movies based on real eventsDestinies of entire nations and individuals.

To see such a film means to see history from the perspective of a man, not a scientist, in all its versatility and ambiguity.

A worthwhile film on real events

1. "The Secret Dossier."
   The 2018 film, directed by cult director Steven Spielberg. Starring recognized masters of cinema - Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. The editors-in-chief of America’s leading newspapers The New York Times and The Washington Post get into the hands of secret Pentagon documents about the real causes of the Vietnam War.
   
   
   
   
   
   Journalists have to win the right to freedom of speech from the political elite of the country, which in every possible way prevents the disclosure of once secret information. This is especially true for the families of American soldiers who died in Vietnam.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Tonya vs. All.
   The film is about Tona Harding, the most scandalous figure skater of the planet, who was at the peak of fame in the 90s of the last century. On account of her countless victories in prestigious competitions. And at the same time, there are just as many atrocities. In 1994, before the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Tony's ex-husband and her bodyguard injured the leg of her rival Nancy Kerrigan. The injury was done to win Tony.
   
   Tonya stopped at nothing. She earned millions and fame without choosing methods and means.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. "All the Money in the World"
   The film is based on the story of the kidnapping of the grandson of American oil tycoon Paul Getty. The kidnappers wanted to make money. From the man, whose fortune was estimated at $ 1.2 billion, they demanded only $ 17 million. But the infinitely rich grandfather refused to pay a paltry sum to return his grandson. It remains to be seen why.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. "Lion"
   A drama film based on the autobiography of Sarah Brierley, The Long Road Home. When Sarah was 5 years old, circumstances separated him from his family. The Indian boy was later adopted by an Australian couple who moved to another continent. Growing up, Sarah tried to find relatives in India, a country with a billion people, looking into the eyes of every citizen.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. "Dark Times"
   Dramatic biopic about difficult times for the UK. About the days when all the hopes of the British people were placed on the head of the country, Winston Churchill.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. "The Catcher in the Rye"
   Biographical drama about Jerome Salinger, the author of the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”. He led a reclusive lifestyle, but it was filled with passion and deep meaning. Not everyone was able to live a life so interesting to become a hero of a movie script. But Salinger did.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Colony Dignidad
   A romantic-historical thriller about a real story that happened to a young photographer and flight attendant from Germany. Heroes find themselves in Chile during a military coup and experience all the consequences of powerlessness. A couple from the civilized world ends up in a place where nothing has been heard of civilization: the colony of Dignidad. Formed on the territory of Chile, it becomes a cradle of disenfranchisement, a political prison without bars for those undesirable to the Pinochet regime. Can the heroes get out of it?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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