• West Beirut: A vibrant coming-of-age drama, set in the Lebanese city torn apart by war in 1975, where a Muslim adolescent and his family and friends yearn for peace.
  • Behind the Sun: A totally absorbing Brazilian drama about the loving and self-sacrificing act undertaken by a young boy to liberate two feuding families from an endless cycle of revenge and retaliation.
  • Bloody Sunday: A documentary-like account of the cold-blooded murder by English soldiers of 13 unarmed and peaceful demonstrators in a nonviolent march in Derry, Ireland in 1972.
  • Fuse: A clever political drama from Bosnia and Herzegovina that shows just how difficult it is for a small town to reinvent itself as a peaceful place over a seven-day period in preparation for a visit by President Clinton.
  • Gandhi: A conscience-exercising, mind-stretching, and soulful experience as it honors the great Indian leader who was an ethical giant and a visionary.
  • In the Bedroom: Vividly reveals how white-hot rage born in grief can set off a chain of events causing misery to all involved.
  • The Iron Giant: Through a little boy's words and a gentle giant robot's self-sacrificing heroism, this film proclaims, "Guns kill." Now there's a slogan you don't see much about at the movies!
  • Kundun: Memorable mainly for its moral message about the courage it takes to adhere to the Buddhist principle of nonviolence in the face of so much suffering.
  • Mediterraneo: Shows how easily men give up the rigors of war for the delights of relaxation and camaraderie.
  • No Man's Land: Vividly conveys the insanity of war and the dreadful things it does to all who drench themselves in hate and violence.
  • Our Lady of the Assassins: A cautionary tale set in Medellin, Colombia, where even peace-loving individuals become anesthetized by random carnage.
  • Platoon: Succeeds in conveying the multi-dimensional reality of the Vietnam War to those who did not fight there and to those who were born after it ended.
  • Princess Mononoke: A stunning Japapanese animated feature where forest gods battle with humans infringing upon their sacred domain.
  • Ten: A pioneering use of digital video and a wonderful parable about inner peace.
  • The Terrorist: An Indian film that puts us in the mind of an assassin on a suicide mission and the startling things that happen to her as she prepares.
  • The Thin Red Line: The visionary quality of the film and the exotic cinematography of John Toll make this a most impressive and unusual work of art.
  • Titanic Town: A fact-based story of a courageous and flinty housewife who tries to become a peacemaker in Northern Ireland.
  • The Yogis of Tibet: An extraordinary film that salutes the spiritual disciplines and practices of Tibetan yogis who have mastered their minds and bodies as part of their devotion to the dharma.

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