The 5th in the Wimpy Kid film series tells the story of Greg Heffley and his family, who are getting out of town. With the cold weather setting in and the stress of the Christmas holiday approaching, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family. But the Heffleys soon discover that paradise isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be. Sun-poisoning, stomach troubles and venomous creatures all threaten to ruin the family’s vacation.
Occupied Czechoslovakia, 1943: following her husband's death at the hands of Nazi forces, Romani woman Erika, isolates herself and her son deep in the forest. Events soon spiral out of control, when she agrees to help the local resistance on a mission gone wrong and Erika reluctantly takes up arms in the hope of saving her family, and perhaps her very people.
Hunting her down are local SS leader, Obersturmfuhrer Engel, a relentless man seeking to make sense of his own tragic loss, and Italian diplomat, Silvano Reale, attempting to stay loyal to his German allies, while remaining a decent man.
When Russia started its full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Slava Vakarchuk immediately joined the army. He is the lead singer of Ukraine's most popular rock band, Okean Elzy. He has put himself in danger by performing hundreds of times for the troops at the front, and is an articulate and highly respected advocate for his country's right to exist. President Zelensky gave him and his band a new mission - a world tour to champion Ukrainian culture and raise the morale of refugees living abroad. The band's performance at their sell-out concert at the UK's Royal Albert Hall acts as the spine of the film.
The band was formed on the dawn of independence, and their songs have become anthems of pro-democracy revolutions ever since since. The film charts the band's 30-year history with contributions from a varied group, including Timothy Snyder, Andriy Shevchenko and music producer Ken Nelson, all to tell the story of how 'soft power' can be used as a weapon of self-defence.
