In 1994 in the East African state of Rwanda long simmering resentment between the 2 largest ethnic groups erupted into one of history's worst ever bloodbaths. In the midst of this emerged a hero, the manager of Rwanda's only four-star hotel, who, armed with little more than his wit and tremendous courage, succeeds in keeping the fascist killing hordes from slaughtering him, his family, and the over 1,000 refugees sheltering in his hotel. An awesome indictment of racism, mass murder and the poli find out more...

Johnny Mad Dog is the name of one of the boy soldiers whose inhumane exploits we follow in a tribal uprising in an unnamed African country. Themselves orphans or abductees from the killing they find their 'family values' in the hyped up kill, kill, kill atmosphere of the mini war machine that they've become. These little toughs have no respect for human life - they've been stripped of all respect for human life outside the group. We also follow the story of a young teenage girl trying to keep find out more...

Based on the novel 'Post Mortem: The Story of Katyn' by Andrzej Mularczyk this film tells the horrific story of the 1940 Soviet NKVD's massacre, and subsequent cover-up, of an estimated 22,000, mainly Polish, military officers, police and intellectuals. Rarely does a film about the horrors of organised genocide achieve in its representation such an honest and harrowing account of crimes against humanity. find out more...

Guillermo Del Toro's blockbusting tale of a young girl struggling to make sense of the violent world around her was a big 2006 arthouse hit. Continuing his exploration of the impact of the Spanish Civil War on his generation (it was also the backdrop for his excellent ghost story, The Devil's Backbone) Del Toro's fantasy mixes strong horror with fairytale-style aesthetics to great effect, making Ofelia's escape into an imaginary realm a poignant response to the cruel realities of her existence. find out more...

400 years after the Republic's birth Rome has become the wealthiest city in the world, home to over 1 million people and the epicentre of one of the greatest empires history has ever known, but with this phenomenal success has come corruption and excess, the very principles of Rome's founding fathers are under threat and its time as a Republic is drawing to a close. Rome is a magnificent and full blooded dramatisation of the Empire's rebirth. find out more...

Episode 7: Pharsalus; once again Caesar and Pompey find their fortunes reversed; Atia enlists Octavia to ask another favour of Servilia. find out more...

Episode 9: Utica; Caesar returns to Rome in triumph; Vorenus braces for a showdown; Servilia attempts to unearth a secret about Caesar. find out more...

Episode 11: The Spoils; while Pullo descends into Rome's netherworld Vorenus reaps the rewards of his allegiance to Caesar. find out more...

These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero; Marcus Agrippa has come to Rome on Octavius's behalf to negotiate with Cicero and Vorenus continues his dark reign over the Aventine. Antony tries to bully Cicero in to handing over Gaul to him, but Cicero baulks and flees to join Octavian. Testudo et Lepus; Octavian's forces defeat, but do not wipe out, Antony's. Vorenus and Pullo rescue the former's children and Brutus and Cassius's forces in Asia Minor grow stronger. find out more...

Heroes of the Republic; Octavian returns to Rome and tries to seize power but risks defeat by the scheming Cicero. Octavian and Antony ally against Brutus and Cicero. Philippi; the battle of Philippi takes place. find out more...