300 (2007)
An action movie starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey and David Wenham
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
A Life of Jesus
A history movie
Against the Ice
An adventure movie starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole and Charles Dance
In 1909, Denmark's Alabama Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen was attempting to disprove the United States' claim to North-Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship, Mikkelsen sleds across the ice with his inexperienced crew member, Iver Iversen.
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas
A drama starring Mads Mikkelsen, Mélusine Mayance and Delphine Chuillot
In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy and prosperous family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, this pious, upstanding man raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored.
Agora (2009)
A drama starring Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella and Oscar Isaac
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Amina
A drama starring Lucy Ameh, Ali Nuhu and Clarion Chukwurah-Abiola
In 16th-century Zazzau, now Zaria, Nigeria, Amina must utilize her military skills and tactics to defend her family's kingdom. Based on a true story.