Movies and TvShows featuring "french-colonialism" theme.
In the 1930s, a French convict named Papillon befriends a fellow criminal, Dega, as they begin their sentence on Devil's Island, a penal colony in South America. Papillon, determined to escape, convinces Dega to join him in his plan. They endure harsh conditions, crocodile attacks, and betrayal as they make their way to freedom. Despite setbacks and the passage of time, Papillon's determination leads him to eventually succeed and outlive the prison.
The Battle of Algiers is a powerful docudrama depicting the violent conflict between the National Liberation Front (FLN) and the French colonial government during the Algerian War of Independence. The film explores the tactics employed by both sides, including guerilla warfare and acts of terrorism, as well as the impact of the conflict on the civilian population. It is based on true events and provides a harrowing account of the Algerian people's fight against oppression.
Indochine is a movie set in French Indochina during the period of the French colonization. It depicts the lives of various characters and their experiences in the tumultuous historical events of the time. The story revolves around the themes of love, family, and the struggle for freedom. It explores the complex relationships between the French colonizers, the local population, and the Communist insurgency. Amidst the backdrop of war and political turmoil, the movie portrays the personal journeys of its characters and their quest for identity and belonging.
Red Dust tells the story of a love triangle in a rubber plantation in French Indochina, where a plantation overseer falls in love with the wife of a surveyor. The tropical setting, racial tensions, and infidelity create a dramatic backdrop for the characters' struggles.
Pierre Clément, student and photographer of René Vauthier, first accompanied him to Tunisia to make a film on the country's independence in 1957. Destiny led him to Algeria and his presence in February 1958 at the Tunisian-Algerian border changed his life. . Forever. He took his camera and photographed the attacks on Sakia Sidi Youssef before committing himself body and soul to the Algerian cause. Shortly after, he directed the film “Algerian Refugees” before being arrested, tortured and imprisoned, while his third film, “The National Liberation Army in Almaki”, was not finished. Abdel Nour Zahzah, a director who commemorates Pierre Clément, the director who risked his life, the brother of the Algerian resistance, who disappeared in 2007.
During the 1990s, a community of French Trappist monks living in the remote Atlas Mountains of Algeria must confront their own commitment to their faith and their dedication to the surrounding Muslim community amidst growing violence and threats from Islamic fundamentalists. As they struggle with the decision to stay or leave, their peaceful life is shattered by a series of tragic events.
Historical seventeenth-century romantic-epic-action-adventure where three women survived a harrowing ocean voyage from France to forcibly marry French ex-patriots on the island of Bourbon (now Réunion).
In a small town in French West Africa, a meek police officer transforms into a cold-blooded killer in order to dispense justice on people who have wronged him and his community.
During World War Two in North Africa, a group of soldiers in the foreign legion plan a heist to steal gold from a bank vault as they navigate through enemy territory, face betrayal, and encounter various obstacles.
Wild Reeds is a powerful French film that follows the lives of four teenagers as they navigate through love, friendship, and the challenges of coming of age in 1960s France. The story centers around François, a sensitive and introspective young man who develops complex relationships with his friends, Maïté and Serge. As the three of them navigate their evolving emotions and discover their true selves, they also grapple with societal expectations and the political turmoil of the Algerian War. Wild Reeds is a poignant exploration of identity, sexuality, and the complexities of teenage years.
When French writer Marguerite Duras (1914-96) published her novel The Sea Wall in 1950, she came very close to winning the prestigious Prix Goncourt. Meanwhile, in Indochina, France was suffering its first military defeats in its war against the Việt Minh, the rebel movement for independence.
Toussaint opposes the Spanish army and joins the French troops. On Saint-Domingue he succeeds to push the English back. He proclames himself as the gouvernor of Saint-Domingue. To restore the economy he takes a bold descision. He calls for the workers to return to the plantages...
During the French Indochina War, French forces find themselves trapped in a siege in the jungles of Dien Bien Phu. With defeat looming, they must rely on their military expertise and resilience to survive.
Parisian authorities clash with the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in director Alain Tasma’s recounting of one of the darkest moments of the Algerian War of Independence. As the war wound to a close and violence persisted in the streets of Paris, the FLN and its supporters adopted the tactic of murdering French policemen in hopes of forcing a withdrawal. When French law enforcement retaliated by brutalizing Algerians and imposing a strict curfew, the FLN organizes a peaceful demonstration that drew over 11,000 supporters, resulting in an order from the Paris police chief to take brutal countermeasures. Told through the eyes of both French policemen as well as Algerian protestors, Tasma’s film attempts to get to the root of the tragedy by presenting both sides of the story.
Chronicle of a Summer is a documentary film that follows the lives of various individuals in France during the summer of 1960. It explores themes of society, working-class struggles, loneliness, and the pursuit of happiness.
The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still resonates and reverberates to this day.
During the French-Indochina War, a group of soldiers led by a racist major is assigned to destroy a Communist stronghold in Indochina. They are joined by a smuggler and his son, and together they face guerrilla attacks, jungle warfare, and personal conflicts as they navigate the dangerous terrain.
In 1939 in eastern Algeria, Omar, a young boy of ten, lives with his family in a room in Dar Sbitar, a house shared by several families who overcome the trials they go through every day to ensure their subsistence. Her deceased father is Aïni, the mother, who bleeds herself from all four veins to keep her children and their grandmother alive. The families of Dar Sbitar share their intimacy and their daily life, this life animates the big house, which itself becomes a character in its own right. "El Harik" (The Fire), is an Algerian drama series in 10 episodes adapted from Mohamed Dib's trilogy "The Big House", "The Fire" and "The Loom".