Movies and TvShows featuring "former-political-prisoner" theme.

Escape from Pretoria is a gripping biographical film based on the true story of Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two anti-apartheid activists who devise an ingenious plan to escape from Pretoria Central Prison in 1979. Facing political persecution and imprisonment, they use their ingenuity and resourcefulness to outsmart the prison guards and embark on a dangerous journey to freedom. The film explores themes of racism, political activism, and the fight for equal rights.

In an unnamed country that resembles Chile, Paulina Escobar lives with her husband Gerardo Escobar and a doctor named Miranda. One day, Dr. Miranda brings home a stranger, claiming that he had a flat tire. Paulina and Gerardo recognize him as the man who had held Paulina captive and raped her repeatedly when she was blindfolded and bound as a prisoner of war during a politically charged time in her country's history. Paulina takes him captive to find out the truth about what happened to her while Gerardo tries to question and reason with her.

Blind Chance follows the life of Witek, a young medical doctor in Communist Poland, through three different storylines that diverge based on chance events. With parallel time and repeated events, Witek's life takes unexpected turns as he navigates a country ruled by the Communist Party and the anti-communist resistance.

The War on Democracy is a documentary that delves into the history of American interference in Latin American countries, focusing on the case of Venezuela. It highlights the propaganda campaigns, economic warfare, and political interventions carried out by the United States government to maintain its dominance and prevent the rise of democratically elected leaders in the region. Through interviews, archival footage, and testimonies, the film exposes the consequences of American imperialism on the people and resources of these countries.