Movies and TvShows featuring "detention-camp" theme.

Exodus is a 1960 historical epic film depicting the exodus of Jews from Egypt. The movie portrays the story of the creation of Israel and the struggles faced by Jews during that time. It focuses on the journey of a young Jewish refuge named Ari Ben Canaan, who leads a group of Jewish immigrants to Palestine. The film highlights the conflicts between Jews and Arabs, as well as the political climate of the era.

Standard Operating Procedure is a documentary film that delves into the events and aftermath of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq. Through interviews and reenactments, the film examines the mistreatment of prisoners, the role of military officers and guards, and the consequences of the scandal on the individuals involved. It raises questions about complicity, accountability, and the ethics of warfare.

Stateless is a TV show set in an Australian immigration detention center, where lives intersect as four strangers escape their pasts and seek asylum. The show revolves around the challenges faced by the detainees and the staff working in the center. It explores themes of identity, family, and the harsh reality of life in a remote location.

Emotional Arithmetic is a story about four individuals who are connected by their shared experiences during World War II. The film explores the emotional impact of their time together in a detention camp and the lasting effects it has on their lives.

The Round-Up is a powerful drama set in Austria-Hungary during a time of war and political oppression. The story follows a group of revolutionaries who are captured and imprisoned in a brutal detention camp. They endure psychological torment, torture, and even death as they fight for their freedom against the oppressive regime.

When her 80-year-old husband George dies, Helena asks her granddaughter to delve into the mystery surrounding George's friend Alfred's early demise. Alfred died in a WWII prison camp where both friends were imprisoned. The search for the truth unleashes an eruption of repressed emotions in three generations of the De Keyser family, gin distillers in Hasselt.

In a prison camp, a theater group tries to rehearse a play while dealing with the harsh conditions and tensions between guards and prisoners. As they use humor to cope with their situation, they face execution and attempted escapes. A male actor disguised as a female provides comic relief, with themes of war, acting, and survival.

In a near-future, darknet grifter Dougie is recruited to work security at a refugee detention centre. There, he is drawn into an underground operation blackmailing detainees to fight for profit. When tragedy strikes courageous fighter Azad, Dougie locates his hitherto dormant conscience and takes a stand.

Refuge(e) traces the incredible journey of two refugees, Alpha and Zeferino. Each fled violent threats to their lives in their home countries and presented themselves at the US border asking for political asylum, only to be incarcerated in a for-profit prison for months on end without having committed any crime. Thousands more like them can't tell their stories.

Based on a story by Vietnam veteran Paul Staples, the film concerns six American Green Berets, held for 17 years in a Vietnamese POW camp. They are finally released in secret, during a delicate trade-talk session between Vietnam and the United States. Captain Tom Watkins, the ex-prisoners' CO, begins to suspect that government-man Adam Roth, who is in charge of the debriefing, may be pursuing a hidden agenda that will result in the early deaths of Watkins and the five men under his command.

Dreaming of a better life, a young woman leaves her country home and moves to the city where she only finds trouble.

In a dystopian future, an Australian-Iraqi woman held captive in a chaotic and brutal British immigration detention centre takes up severe measures to survive and reconnect with her estranged family.

Chloe, a troubled teen, meets other troubled girls and must come to grips with her Christian faith at a camp where she must earn her way out.