"Director: Petra Epperlein"

• Fightville | DVD | (01/12/2014) from £6.12   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has grown from a controversial no-holds-barred gladiatorial sideshow into a billion dollar phenomenon eclipsing boxing as the dominant combat sport in the world. But far from Las Vegas in sweat-soaked gyms and low-rent arenas across America the big lights are but a dream. Here men fight to test their mettle fortified with the mythic promise that an ordinary man can transform into a champion. Fightville is an insightful look at the intense world of MMA hopefuls fighting for the chance to earn a pro contract. The raw footage captures the intensity and sacrifice these warriors make. Fightville is about the art and sport of fighting: a microcosm of life a physical manifestation of that other brutal contest called the American Dream where men are not born but built through self-determination hard work and faith. It may be a myth but in Fightville that's what champions are made of.

• Gunner Palace | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Some war stories will never make the nightly news. American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery a group known as the ""Gunners "" tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country.

• The Prisoner Or - How I Planned To Kill Tony Blair | DVD | (18/08/2008) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  During the shooting the award winning Gunner Palace Michael Tucker filmed a raid on a Baghdad house which was suspected as being the center of a plot to kill Tony Blair. Months latter Tucker returned to these events and decided to track down the men that were taken into custody that night. What he discovered was the almost surreal story of Yunis Abbas a freelance journalist who was held for eight months at Abu Ghraib even after it was determined that he was neither guilty of any crime or had any useful information. Despite protestations of his innocence he is initially interrogated by U.S. Army Intelligence who switch between physical abuse and bombarding him with seemingly inconsequential matters such as what was his favorite color? Or Did he like Harrison Ford movies? Assembled from post-jail interviews with both Abbas and a former American soldier who oversaw his detainment Tucker and Epperlein present a chilling black comedy of errors further supported by footage photographs taken by Abbas himself as well as Epperlein's bold comic-strip drawings.

• Bulletproof Salesman | DVD | (20/02/2012) from £4.78   |  Saving you £10.21 (68.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Bulletproof Salesman is a wryly dark documentary about the work of Fidelis Cloer, a self-described war profiteer, who has supplied kings, presidents, and dictators with top-of-the-line armored vehicles. When the US invaded Iraq, he pounced on the business opportunity brought about by chaos and violence, yet as the war ran on, Improved Explosive Devices (IEDs) became more widely used against his creations. Fidelis became involved in an arms race against insurgents who matched more powerful and sophisticated explosives against his stronger and more expensive armored vehicles. Bulletproof Salesman is ultimately an utterly striking narrative, absolutely unforgettable and highly recommended.