Movies and TvShows featuring "abuse-of-authority" theme.

Waco is a TV mini-series that tells the dramatic and true story of the 1993 Waco siege in Texas, where an FBI standoff with a cult leader and his followers ended in a tragic shootout and burning building.

Set in Bratislava in 1983 during the communist era, 'The Teacher' tells the story of an emotionally abusive schoolteacher who uses her position to manipulate and exploit her students. The film explores themes of corruption, abuse of power, and the impact of a toxic teacher on the lives of her students. As the story unfolds, a group of parents and students band together to confront the teacher, leading to a moral dilemma and an attempted suicide. The nonlinear narrative sheds light on the complexities of the teacher-student relationship and the consequences of unchecked authority.

Au Royaume des Cieux takes place in in a dreadful girls' reformatory. A couple of lovers will try to escape from this living hell.

A schoolteacher is sent to a reeducation camp in rural China during the 1950s. He witnesses the dehumanization, abuse of authority, and starvation of prisoners. The documentary includes survivor testimonies and explores the atrocities committed during the Cultural Revolution.

A fourteen-year-old girl isplaced in an institution for mentally ill instead of a foster-home due to an official mistake. Here she gets a most cruel treatment which is governed by high-handedness of the spineless and perverse nurses. The girl attempts a desperate escape.

On March 3, 1991, in Los Angeles, California, USA, a group of police officers arrested 25-year-old black taxi driver Rodney King. But what must have been a controlled procedure, turned into a brutal abuse of authority, all of which was captured on video from a balcony by a shocked witness, George Holliday. His videotape became viral and the case turned into a worldwide scandal, with deep and unexpected consequences.