
The Flowers of War(2011)
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.


“He's fighting a war he doesn't believe in, hoping to find something he does.”
A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.

Dennis Quaid
Joshua Rose

Pascal Rollin
Paris Priest
Catlin Foster
Christian

Stellan Skarsgård
Peter

John Maclaren
Colonel

Nataša Ninković
Vera

Nastassja Kinski
Maria Rose

Sergej Trifunović
Goran

Nebojša Glogovac
Vera's Brother
Kosta Andrejevic
Boy on Bridge
Savior is a history, drama, war film released in 1998 exploring themes of rape, civil war, mercenary, serbian, atrocity. Directed by Predrag Antonijević, it stars Dennis Quaid, Pascal Rollin, Catlin Foster. A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.
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Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

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Bud Clay races motorcycles in the 250cc Formula II class of road racing. After a race in New Hampshire, he has five days to get to his next race in California. During his road trip, he is haunted by memories of the last time he saw Daisy, his true love.