SBS World Movies

SBS World Movies

TV guide - Wednesday, 23/04/25

01:30
Recon
In the final days of World War II, four American soldiers are sent on a reconnaissance mission led by an Italian partisan with indeterminate loyalties. Hunted by a mysterious sniper, they must fight to make it out alive.
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03:15
Joyride
12-year-old Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find Joy, a struggling straight-talking solicitor with a baby in the back seat. Together, they embark on a wild journey across Ireland. Directed by Emer Reynolds, Olivia Colman, Charlie Reid, Lochlann O'Mearain.
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05:00
The Band's Visit
A band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab cultural centre, only to find themselves stranded, penniless and still wearing their sky-blue uniforms in the middle of nowhere. Winner of three awards at the Cannes Film Festival 2007.
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06:35
The Scarlet and the Black
Based on the humanitarian works of Irish-born Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, who saved thousands of escaped prisoners of war, Jews and Italian Resistance families in occupied Rome during World War II, by hiding them in the church.
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09:10
Earth to Echo
Youngsters investigate the source of strange, encoded messages on their cell phones and discover a stranded mechanical alien who desperately needs their help.
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10:50
All Quiet on the Western Front
At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and as his friends die or become gravely wounded, Paul questions the sanity of it all.
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13:40
The Movie Show
Enjoy these classic episodes with living legends, Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, as they review a crop of movies and give us their rating out of five stars. This episodes features Todd Haynes, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore.
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14:15
Heidi
Orphaned at age five, curly-haired Heidi is sent to live with her gruff recluse of a grandfather in the Swiss Alps, and soon thaws his frozen heart.
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16:20
Dafne
Dafne and her father try to understand each others' differences in the wake of her mother's death.
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18:05
Spitfire
Exploring the history of the Spitfire airplane in commemoration of the Royal Air Force's centenary.
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20:00
Flags of Our Fathers
Filmmaking legends Spielberg and Eastwood collaborate on a gripping portrayal of the WWII battle for Iwo Jima, focusing on the iconic flag-raising image and the tragic loss of life on both sides.
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22:25
Donnie Brasco
Based on a true story, an undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone leaves his wife and family to infiltrate the mob as the 'jewel man' Donnie Brasco.
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TV guide - Thursday, 24/04/25

00:50
Defiance
In 1941, three refugee brothers turn a daily struggle to survive into a personal battle to save their people from the Nazis.
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03:20
Tralala
Tralala, a singer in the streets of Paris, meets a very beautiful young woman who sends him a single message before disappearing.
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05:30
The Movie Show
Megan Spencer, Jaimie Leonarder and Fenella Kernebone present reviews, interviews and an insider's view of the world of movies, while Marc Fennell reviews new-release DVDs.
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06:00
Heidi
Orphaned at age five, curly-haired Heidi is sent to live with her gruff recluse of a grandfather in the Swiss Alps, and soon thaws his frozen heart.
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08:05
Tourism
Nina and her best friend Su travel overseas for the first time. They enjoy the trip for a while until they lose sight of each other and their unforgettable adventure in Singapore starts.
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09:30
Voyage of the Damned
Based on the true story of a ship carrying hundreds of German-Jewish refugees, which was sent to Havana in 1939 by the Nazis but was denied permission to land anywhere. The ship was eventually obliged to return to Germany, where certain death awaited many of its passengers.
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12:20
The Scarlet and the Black
Based on the humanitarian works of Irish-born Vatican priest Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, who saved thousands of escaped prisoners of war, Jews and Italian Resistance families in occupied Rome during World War II, by hiding them in the church.
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14:55
Whina
Follows the life of trailblazing Maori leader Dame Whina Cooper, who spent her life breaking boundaries, speaking for the rights of Maori and fighting for the land.
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17:00
The Bridge on the River Kwai
In 1942, the Japanese army had captured more than 200,000 Allied prisoners of war and needed a supply route to its frontline troops in Myanmar. POWs and thousands of Asian labourers were ordered to complete a railway linking Thailand and Myanmar that would include the infamous 'bridge on the River Kwai'. Meanwhile, the U.S. was developing a 'smart bomb'. In late 1944, a group of rescued POWs provided the first accurate information about targets along the railway, and the railway was destroyed.
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