Movies and TvShows featuring "gender-violence" theme.
A single mother goes out for a run and never returns.
Suffragette is a drama film set in 1912 London, depicting the courage and determination of a group of women who fought against the existing misogynistic and oppressive system to gain suffrage rights. The film follows the story of Maud, a working-class woman who becomes involved with the suffragette movement, facing various obstacles and hardships along the way, including police brutality, sexual harassment, and imprisonment.
Two girls find themselves exposed to a situation in which, each in her own way, must ask themselves the best way to face the unforgivable. A pain that will bind them forever forces them to react in search of a sense of justice that is difficult to achieve.
Men Only is a provocative two-part drama about the dark side of modern masculinity. What do men want, what do women want from them, and can the two ever be reconciled? Our men are a five-a-side football team from South London. Only they're too old, too slow, too under the thumb at home to waste their precious Tuesday nights kicking a ball around and losing every time. So the football stops and the excitement starts. They begin in lap-dancing bars, but soon they want more. Porn. Violence. Sex. Class A's. What happens on Tuesday nights should never go home. But one night they finally go too far, and the two worlds look set to collide
Gender Trouble is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the challenges faced by individuals whose gender identity does not conform to societal expectations. It addresses various issues such as medical malpractice, violence, and the impact of British society on the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community. Through authentic testimonies and expert analysis, the film sheds light on topics like intersexuality, female genital mutilation, and the limitations of the gender binary.
A family decides to visit their clan God to cure their daughter, believed to be possessed but in fact is in love with a man from a different caste. The journey accompanied by her betrothed, unveils tensions between tradition and personal freedom, exposing her silent rebellion.
Sága is a strange, withdrawn, androgynous young girl. She has no friends and spends most of her time locked away at home. But Sága wasn't always like this; her life and personality changed dramatically at puberty when a terrible curse took hold of her. For years, she has managed to hide her dark secret from the world... But for how much longer?
4 stories about 4 criminal children. Two teenagers trapped in a world full of drugs and human trafficking, another two kids bring their loved ones to the limit, other two resentful kids want to fulfill their most evil desires, and one kid who has to decide between killing or loving.
A man with a strange occupation kidnaps a woman he met at a party and tries to convince her to fall in love with him.
After their mother's femicide, three siblings were separated from each other and forced to live in different places. Many years later, they reunite to share their story in a country where orphans due to femicide are ignored by the government and invisible to society. It's time for them to speak their truth.
A young woman travels abroad trying to realize her dream of being a model, but there she is deceived and subjected to prostitution at the Cabaret Tango Bar, where she experiences the horrors as a victim of a sex trafficking network.
The death of the minotavr talks about the concept of the heroine's journey. Suffering, horror and exhaustion lead the protagonist to a process of transformation, abyss and expiation, because only murdering to minotaur and everything he represents is possible to return to life. From the female gaze, it shows the depth of the emotional wounds caused by domestic violence; the same one that the surrealist Dora Maar lived and that ask why, as a society, instead of killing the minotaur, we blindly continue to send him women only to be devoured and ask them why they simply did not fight, why they did not try get out of the labyrinth.
Akil, a wealthy butchery mogul, has a very close relationship with his younger brother, Sharm. When Sharm is tragically murdered all signs point to Akil's wife, Madison. With no actual proof Akil turns to alcohol and unleashes his rage on his wife. Madison plots revenge on Akil by creating a poison from her repertoire of poisonous botany, the most lethal: The Blood Orchid. Domestic rivalry ensues in this gripping psychological drama.
Mireia has just come out of a toxic relationship that prevents her from enduring physical contact when she is offered the lead role of "Sleeping Beauty" at the ballet school where she attends, and has to dance with the Blue Prince.
Sergio maintains a relationship with Marta, who mistreats him. Through an argument in a store, Sergio realizes that people are passing him by and imagines what would happen if he were the abuser.
After a nuclear war, societal norms collapse. Ken, a peacekeeper, battles lawlessness, haunted by his sister's death. Facing tyrannical rule, he embodies Zen, seeking to reform himself and his foes through training and resolve.
Paty chula is a thought-provoking movie that delves into the dark side of society, exploring themes of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and gender violence. It portrays the harsh reality of Mexico City and sheds light on the existing classism prevalent in society.
A young woman struggles with living a life wherein her identity is still tied to the abuse she experienced as a child. One night, she falls victim to an episode triggered by her PTSD and is forced to confront her struggles through two strange but poignant interactions with strangers.
Daughter explores the way women are viewed in society by following three female characters on a Friday night out in St Kilda, who's lives become entwined and affected by an act of violence this fateful night. The award winning short film and an awareness project was inspired by the tragic murder cases of Jill Meagher in Brunswick and St Kilda's own Tracy Connelly, whose occupation as a sex worker was highlighted in the media, leading to her murder and personal story being sadly overshadowed. The main themes explored in the film are violence against women and victim blaming, shown through the eyes of three female leads, lead by Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why) as Scarlett, Aisha Tara (Heartbreak High) as Jemma and Carolyn Rey as Alethea.
A teenager plans her own kidnapping with the help of her boyfriend and her best friend. They dream of going to live in the United States to have the baby they are expecting; however, the situation gets out of control and she becomes a victim of her own game.