Movies Similar to Why Did We Lose the War?

Spain: A Country Divided(2022)

Obsessively referring to the traumas and wounds that the Spanish civil war (1936-39) and Franco's dictatorship (1939-75) caused in their day no longer serves to explain the impassable abyss of incomprehension and hatred that the abject policies and radical positions adopted by both the right and the left in recent decades have opened up before the citizens of a country that is barely known beyond hackneyed cultural clichés.

Fanalysis(2002)

Actor/cult icon Bruce Campbell examines the world of fan conventions and what makes a fan into a fanatic.

Sender Barayon. A trip into the light(2022)

The story of the pioneering electronic composer Ramón Sender Barayón. From his escape from the Spanish Civil War to the California of psychedelia, hippies and counterculture.

Kornfeld & Wiese(2013)

Aún me quedan balas para dibujar(2017)

A new look at the Spanish Civil War, from the 'graffiti' drawn in the dungeons of Cangas del Narcea by political prisoners sentenced to death.

The International Brigaders Among Us(2011)

The road to the last great battle of the Spanish Civil War. A documentary film by Jordi Domènech, Toni Orensanz and Manel Vinuesa

L’últim aviador(2019)

After more than 75 years, Vicente Montejano tells us first-hand about his experience of more than 14 years in the Russian Gulag after the end of the Spanish Civil War.

Over the Sky of Azerbaijan(2013)

During the Spanish Civil War, more than 500 young Spanish pilots went through the Russian Aviation School in Kirovabad, former capital of the current Republic of Azerbaijan. Once the Spanish war was over, some of them remained in Soviet territory and continued their fight against Fascism on the side of the Russian army.

Tres días de julio(2016)

"Tres días de julio" shows what happened in the city of Cádiz in the hours prior to the coup d'état of July 18, 1936, as well as what happened until the moment the Cadiz capital succumbs to the rebels on the morning of Sunday the 19th. The documentary features the participation of historians, relatives of victims of reprisals, and even some direct testimonies of people who lived those tragic days in their youth. The city and province of Cádiz are described as a fundamental piece in the coup because, when it failed in the main cities of the country, they began to play a fundamental role in the strategy followed by the rebels in the immediate Civil War.

Barcellona, ferita aperta(2016)

Ordered personally by Mussolini, with the expression "martellamento diluito nel tempo", the bombings were a studied way of sowing terror, massacring citizens little by little and ending their sources of livelihood. The film provides little-known data from that episode, such as official documents that show that democratic Italy continued to receive money from Spain for its participation in the war. In 2013, the Barcelona Court accepted a complaint against the Italian pilots who participated in the bombings. The victims, for their part, are still waiting for Italy to apologize for these events.

Brigades Internationales. Entre mémoire et silence(2016)

This documentary summarizes one of the most beautiful pages of contemporary history. Thousands of women and men, some "foreigners" wrote them: the page of anti-fascist solidarity with the Spanish Republic and its victorious Popular Front in February 1936 for some, and solidarity with the "revolution" for others; both causes for most of them.

The Valley of Gods

Otar Iosseliani, le merle siffleur(2006)

After Hours(1961)

Documentary short showcasing the genius of jazz greats Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Cozy Cole, and Milt Hinton, among others.

Five Came Back(2017)

The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five legendary filmmakers who went to war to serve their country and bring the truth to the American people: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Based on Mark Harris’ best-selling book, “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War.”

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'(1981)

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'

La Tragédie des Brigades Internationales(2016)

Prisoners of the War on Drugs(1996)

From its beginning during the Reagan years through current times, the War on Drugs has left many victims stranded in the prison system. PRISONERS OF THE WAR ON DRUGS reveals life behind bars in the nation’s prisons. Each prisoner has his or her own story, but for most, the story is predictably similar; they have been criminalized for drugs or drug related offenses, locked up with easy access to substances, and given little opportunity for rehabilitation. This film provides an inside look at the prison system, its prisoners and a war on drugs we do not seem to be winning.

Simplement Viola: Pour l’amour de la Sagouine(2016)

Viola Léger. The 86-year-old actress is famous for her performance of La Sagouine, a character of Antonine Maillet, whom she has lived for more than 45 years. As a tribute to this exceptional career, we invite you to watch the newly released Simpson Viola by Rodolphe Caron for free on NFB.ca. In this touching and intimate work shot last year, the filmmaker immortalizes the daily life of Viola, at 85 years old, while she was preparing - again and again! - for new shows.

Sport in America: Our Defining Stories(2013)

Athletes and fans explore the impact of sports on the lives of Americans.