Movies and TvShows featuring "genocide-survivor" theme.

Arthdal Chronicles is a TV show set in a prehistoric fantasy world, where different tribes fight for power and dominance. It focuses on the rise to power of various characters, the political conflicts, and the struggles they face in a primitive society.

Black Earth Rising is a thought-provoking TV show that delves into the consequences of the Rwandan genocide and the pursuit of justice by a genocide survivor. The story follows a legal investigator and her adoptive mother, an international criminal lawyer, as they navigate through complex cases related to war crimes and the dark history of Rwanda. With themes of political manipulation, social justice, and personal identity, this gripping drama keeps viewers at the edge of their seats.

In 1915, during the Armenian genocide, a blacksmith named Nazaret is separated from his wife and twin daughters. He embarks on a perilous journey to find his daughters and reunite his family amidst the chaos and violence of war.

Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads is a documentary TV show that delves into the brutal activities carried out by Nazi death squads during World War II. The series uncovers the truth behind the mass murders, genocides, and the Holocaust Shoah. It provides a horrifying insight into the actions of these squads and the impact they had on the victims and survivors. With a focus on historical accuracy and testimonies from survivors, this series presents a comprehensive exploration of one of the darkest chapters in human history.

Aurora Mardiganian, a genocide survivor, escapes slavery and becomes a silent movie star. Despite facing Hollywood greed, she embarks on a journey to inform the world about the Armenian Genocide.

For six female Holocaust survivors, liberation from the camps marked the beginning of a lifelong struggle.

In Iasi, Romania, from June 28 to July 6, 1941, nearly 15 000 Jews were murdered in the course of a horrifying pogrom. At the time, the programmed extermination of European Jews had not yet began. After the war, the successive communist governments did all they could to ensure the Iasi pogrom would be forgotten. It was not until November of 2004 that Romania recognized for the first time its direct responsibility in the pogrom. All that remains of this massacre are about a hundred photographs taken as souvenirs by german and romanian soldiers, and a few remaining survivors.

Eighteen-year-old Shahnura is about to graduate from high school. Her mother spends hours at the dining table while Shahnura is at school, wondering if her mother, sister, and brother are still alive. Living in Germany without a passport or nationality, she listens to the harrowing stories of her mother and two friends who have experienced imprisonment and re-education camps in China. These accounts reveal the suffering, human rights abuses, forced adoptions, and the grim reality of the camps where the predominantly Muslim Turkic Uyghurs are tortured and mistreated.

For the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer looks back through the eyes of those who were imprisoned there.

Killing Gaza is a documentary that explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Gaza Strip, specifically focusing on the 2014 military assault. It delves into the impact of the military occupation and aggression, revealing the mass damage and destruction caused by aerial bombing. The film also examines media bias and propaganda, shedding light on the resistance and resilience of the Palestinian people.

Raphael, Yervant Gianikian's father, survived the Armenian genocide in 1915 in Eastern Turkey. In April 1988, while living in Venice, he sat for his son's camera and read an excerpt from his memoirs, translated from Armenian into Italian.

Pant Hoot is a powerful documentary that focuses on the efforts of wildlife conservationists in Africa. It highlights the importance of protecting the unique wildlife species, including chimpanzees, and the challenges they face due to habitat loss and poaching. The film also follows the journey of a genocide survivor who finds solace and purpose in dedicating his life to conservation.

A woman who had been raped and whose family wiped out by the collaborators of the occupying forces during the bloody "liberation war" of Bangladesh in 1971 now roams the streets, 30 years later, as a mad person.

The epic journey of women survivors of the 20th Century's first genocide and the odyssey of the relentless human rights advocates who empowered them.