Movies and TvShows featuring "docker" theme.

A drama centered on a working-class immigrant family in the port city of Sète, France. The father, Slimane, who has worked for 35 years on the same shipyard, decides to fulfill his dream of opening a couscous restaurant. However, he faces numerous obstacles including family conflicts, social differences, and rejected loan requests.

Mondays in the Sun is a drama-comedy film set in a coastal town in Spain, following a group of unemployed dockworkers who are struggling with economic hardship. The film explores their daily lives, frustrations, and attempts to find meaning and hope in their situation. Through their interactions and experiences, the movie delves into themes of friendship, survival, and the human spirit in the face of adversity.

About the workdays of a team of dockers.

The legendary world heavyweight boxing champion, John Arthur 'Jack' Johnson, visits Manchester.

Moi, un Noir is a documentary drama that explores the lives of African immigrants living in a foreign land. The film follows the story of a boxer, who works a menial job as a docker, as he navigates the challenges of his new life. Set in the Ivory Coast, the film touches on themes of colonialism, identity, and dreams of a brighter future.

In the White City (1983) follows a sailor who arrives in Lisbon, Portugal and finds himself staying in a boarding house. As he explores the city, he grapples with existential crises and navigates various relationships, including a romantic one with a waitress. The film delves into themes of unhappiness, self-discovery, sensuality, and loneliness. It showcases the sailor's journey of wandering and his encounters with different characters in the city, all captured through a nonlinear timeline. The plot also includes moments of seductive desire, awkward situations, and even instances of violence.

Dedee, a prostitute in post-war Belgium, seeks revenge after her lover is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Desperate for money and fueled by jealousy, Dedee navigates the dangerous nightlife of Antwerp's red-light district, encountering violence, betrayal, and forbidden love along the way.

Aristos, a ship worker and singer at a popular tavern in the evening, is preparing to marry a poor girl, Maryio. One night at the shop comes the rich Elena, which hides the truth about her financial situation, he falls in love with her and separates him from Maryio. However, after an accident, the real identity of Elena is revealed, as is the fact that she is betrothed. Elena, seeing the misfortune she has scattered around her, pretends that Aristos was just an adventure for her and lets him return to Maryio.

David Jason stars as cockney ex-docker Don Mitchell in this emotional drama. Don is incredibly proud of his son David’s affluent lifestyle. The cars, the detached house and private schooling for the children were things Don could only dream about as a young man. His wife Dora, on the other hand, has doubts about her son’s financial affairs. When David’s life starts to unravel under a mountain of debt, family bonds are tested to the limit.

John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English dockworker with a magnificent voice and a yearning to learn his roots.

Jimmy McGovern's depiction of the mid 90s Liverpool dockers strike. Featuring script contributions from Irvine Welsh and the real dockers themselves

Le Havre, France, in 1949. In a town that still shows the scars of war, several friends meet up in Albert's café. One of them, Laurent, has lost his job on the docks and his marriage to Madeleine is falling apart. He knows that his wife wants to start an affair with friend, Jean Sauviot. Jean is a lonely man who is attracted to Madeleine but doesn't want to commit himself to the wife of a friend. On the day that Madeleine tells her husband that she is seeing Jean, Laurent goes looking for Jean to find an explanation. Arriving on the docks in the evening, he attacks an American sailor who looks like Jean, but the man fights back and runs away after killing Laurent accidentally. Madeleine thinks that Laurent was killed by Jean and believes that she can start a new life with her lover. The police have other ideas...

Documentary following dockers of Liverpool sacked in a labour dispute and their supporters’ group, Women of the Waterfront, as they receive support from around the world and seek solidarity at the TUC conference.

Theo is a young docker languishing in his native port. His life flows at the monotonous rhythm of cargo ships passing by. Through his encounter with Giuseppe, a disillusioned sailor ashore for a while, Theo will gather the courage to face the waves to escape his dull existence by trying to get into Giuseppe's gruff crew.