War

Director Zhao Linshan (The Assassins) directs 731, a horrific tale of human corruption and depravity set inside the notorious Japanese Imperial Army Unit 731. Prisoners are kept and used for gruesome and torturous experimentation for the purpose of developing bacterial and chemical weapons. Wang (Wu Jiang) is a prisoner assigned as an interpreter for his fellow captives; through his eyes, we see this harrowing story of suffering and survival.

When their boat is sunk while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a young troop of Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking life raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark. From Kiah Roache-Turner, director of Wyrmwood and Sting, comes this uniquely terrifying tale.

Inspired by the real life rescue of over 300 British soldiers in 1942, Dongji Rescue is a rousing, action-packed story of heroism on the high seas. When the Japanese warship Lisbon Maru is torpedoed off the coast of Dongji Island, the lives of over 300 British POWs on board are at risk of being claimed by the sea. Their only hope is a small group of defiant Chinese fisherman who will do anything to rescue and protect them from their captors.

Starring martial arts icon Scott Adkins as British SAS officer James Wright, Prisoner of War tells the story of a soldier captured by the Japanese and held in a Philippine POW camp. Before the entire colony embarks upon the Bataan Death March, Wright and his fellow prisoners are forced to compete in brutal death matches for the entertainment of their captors. Adkins puts in a career best performance as the man who may be able to save them all.

Shiraishi Kazuya directs this action epic where a group of small town cons are drafted to defend a fortress from government forces. When the officials who offered them freedom back off their promise, the rebels must fend for themselves.

When a rogue nation launches an unexpected attack on Curaçao and Aruba, the Dutch military has no idea what to do. As the violence escalates, it’s ultimately up to three young marines to do the right thing and save the day if they can.

While investigating the history of a newly discovered ancient artifact, a renowned archaeologist (Jackie Chan) unwittingly establishes a mystical connection with a heroic Han dynasty general, blurring the lines between past and present right as the general prepares to wage war against the brutal Hun army.

After leaving his family’s sheep farm in the Australian outback, a young man joins his countrymen on the western front of World War I with hopes of helping expedite an end to the bloody conflict. But as war rages on, he is forced to grapple with the brutal realities of trench warfare, including a near-constant battle to keep himself alive—without leaving another man behind.