Movies and TvShows featuring "execution-squad" theme.

Unknown Soldier (2018) is a TV show set during World War II, following a Finnish soldier who fights against the Soviet Union in the Continuation War. The show explores the hardships and sacrifices of the Finnish military and the impact of war on soldiers and their families. It delves into themes of patriotism, friendship, and the realities of war.

Closer to the Moon is a movie set in 1959 communist Romania. A group of former Jewish communists is arrested for staging a play that mocks the regime. They are sentenced to death, but their punishment is turned into a propaganda event: they will be forced to reenact the robbery of a Romanian bank by the anti-Nazi resistance.

During a family reunion in Paris, a group of relatives discovers that their grandfather was a Nazi collaborator. Determined to seek vengeance, they join the French Resistance and embark on a series of comedic and satirical escapades. As they navigate the dangers of German occupation and the Gestapo, they also confront their own family dynamics and discover the power of unity.

In 1930s Soviet Union, a Finnish man is kidnapped and forced to work on a collective farm. As he tries to survive, he witnesses the violence, fear, and oppression of the communist regime, ultimately facing execution.

World War II is about to end. Benito Mussolini, il Duce, supreme dictator of Fascist Italy, sees his totalitarian dream crumbling and his power slipping away as the terrible day of his ignominious death at the hands of those he so ruthlessly oppressed for more than two decades draws inexorably near.

The stories of the aristocratic Lilliehjelm family, the middle-class Widing family and the poor Kajander family from the Finland's independence through the Civil War and the Roaring Twenties ending during the Second World War.

Under the North Star is a powerful movie that delves into the complex dynamics of Finnish society during the early 1900s. The story revolves around the class struggle between the upper class and the working class, with a particular focus on the Finnish Civil War. It follows the journey of a family as they navigate through the challenges posed by social and political changes, seeking justice and revenge along the way.

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.

Chekist (1992) is a chilling drama that takes place during the Russian Revolution. It follows the story of a secret police agent, known as a Chekist, as he carries out brutal acts of violence and murder. The film delves into the horrors of the time, depicting mass executions, atrocities, and the extermination of perceived enemies of the revolution. The plot is filled with scenes of naked dead bodies, hangings, bloodshed, and attempted suicides, showcasing the terror and insanity of the era. Amongst the chaos, the film also explores the dynamics of a husband-wife relationship within the backdrop of a crumbling aristocracy. Chekist is a gripping portrayal of the relentless violence and inhumanity that characterized the Russian Revolution.

Set during the Finnish Civil War in 1918, Tears of April follows a photographer who becomes entangled in a forbidden and dangerous love affair while documenting the war. As the conflict intensifies, he must grapple with issues of justice, morality, and the devastating consequences of war.

A suspense tale revolving around the memories of a Danish saboteur as he awaits his execution in a German war-time prison.

The New Babylon is a movie set during the Paris Commune uprising in 1871, exploring the struggle between the proletariat and bourgeoisie. It depicts the harsh realities of class struggle, the brutality of the army towards civilians, and the execution squads. The film also highlights the avant-garde techniques of Soviet Union experimental cinema.

Here, Beneath the North Star is an epic movie set in Finland during the turbulent years of the Finnish Civil War. It follows the story of a small farmer's family and their struggles against oppression and inequality. The movie depicts the harsh realities of class conflict and the fight for social change.

This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868. Lassila's early years are briefly shown, then the film richly details his active and paradoxically reclusive adult life, beginning with his sojourn in St. Petersburg, working as a businessman. Unable to stay away from politics, he caused the assassination of a high-ranking Czarist and as a result, had to run back to Finland to hide. Once established in the comparative safety of a small village, he taught school in order to support his real vocation as a writer. Always living on the edge of poverty, if not square in the middle of it, Lassila continues to avoid public contact - he keeps his identity low-key and camoflages it by publishing under a variety of pseudonyms.

Set during the Russian Revolution, a law professor is detained and eventually released. He struggles to adapt to the changes brought about by the revolution, including communism and the reform of housing. The film explores themes of progress, revolution, and the impact of political change on individuals.

Six people are grouped in front of a wall as if for a photograph. The entire ceremony is supervised by a seventh person, who, like a photographer, looks at the group from different angles and rearranges the group by hand-signals.

An officer in the Greek army arrives in Crete, immediately after the fall in the hands of the Germans. In collaboration with rebels and allies saboteurs involved in sabotage installations of the Germans. The old favorite will ensure some secret documents, which will steal from the German commander, but then betrayal will be revealed and will be led to the firing squad. The young officer would punish will escape in Cairo.

Depicting the Finnish Civil War from the White army's point of view. Lieutenant Melin's soldiers mission is to penetrate the heart of the city and overtake the Nasilinna Palace from the Reds.

The year 1943. The Second World War is on. A group of partisans, which includes, among others, the young poet Gonczar, his friend Włodek and Zosia, are ordered to blow up a railway bridge during a military transport crossing. The task is completed, but with great losses.

Finland 1917. Aapo is a single peasantry who tries to live a good life before the finnish civil war begins.