Movies and TvShows featuring "gulag" theme.

During World War II, Janusz, a young Polish officer, is imprisoned in a Siberian gulag. Along with a group of fellow prisoners, they plan an audacious escape and embark on a perilous journey across thousands of miles to reach India.

When the Muppets embark on a world tour, they find themselves unknowingly involved in an international crime scheme led by an evil Kermit the Frog look-alike. Chaos and hilarity ensue as they try to clear their names and save the day.

In the 23rd century, the crew of the USS Enterprise-A, led by Admiral James T. Kirk, embark on a dangerous mission to prevent a coup and establish peace through a peace contract with an alien race. Along the way, they face political assassinations, frame-ups, and sabotage, all while navigating the complex world of intergalactic diplomacy.

Beyond Utopia is a gripping documentary that follows the journey of several families as they try to escape the oppressive regime of North Korea. It provides a rare and eye-opening glimpse into a world that is unknown to most of us.

As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me follows the incredible journey of a German soldier who escapes a Siberian labor camp and embarks on an epic trek to return home. Facing numerous obstacles and dangers along the way, he must rely on his resourcefulness and determination to survive.

A Catholic priest from Ukraine and an anthropologist from Siberia work together to bring about world peace amidst political tensions.

In the Siberian prison camp, Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia, rules with an iron fist. She engages in sexual violence, torture, and sadism, showing no mercy to her prisoners. The film explores themes of nihilism, suffering, and sexual perversion.

In 1946, a Bulgarian family moves to the Soviet Union, where their loyalty and relationships are tested. They face brutal interrogations, exile to the Gulag, and the harsh realities of life under the Soviet government. Amidst this turmoil, they navigate love affairs, family dynamics, and the desire to return home.

In Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010), a soldier must navigate a fantasy world dominated by war and communist crimes. He forms unlikely alliances, faces unimaginable horrors, and searches for salvation and redemption in a world consumed by chaos.

The author of The Kolyma Stories and many other works spent 17 years in the terrible GULAG camps on Kolyma. The term that Varlam Tikhonovich received in 1929 was for distributing Lenin's letter to the congress, in which he criticized Stalin. Nowadays, this letter is called the "testament of Lenin"…

In the harsh Siberian winter of 1945, a group of prisoners in a Soviet labor camp must endure hard labor, brutal conditions, and a fierce rivalry. When a German woman is brought to the camp, tensions rise as the Russian and German women clash. Amidst the struggle for survival, a daring escape plan is hatched, leading to a thrilling train race through the snow-covered landscape.

The story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat responsible for saving thousands of lives from the Nazi Holocaust.

In the Crosswind is a visually stunning portrayal of the mass deportations carried out by the Soviet Union in 1941. It follows the story of an Estonian woman who, along with her husband, is sent to Siberia and subjected to the harsh conditions of a prison camp. Through mesmerizing tableaux vivants, the film captures the suffering, hope, and resilience of the victims as they navigate through the brutalities of their captivity.

A story of survival about a woman's first night in a Soviet prison camp. After committing a crime to protect her son, Anastasia is sentenced to 12 years in a Soviet prison camp. Her arrival upsets the balance between the inmates. In a night of backstabbing and shifting alliances, she must find a way to escape and discover the hidden truth of her survival.

Khrustalyov, My Car! tells the story of a high-ranking doctor caught in the web of Stalinist paranoia and chaos. As he navigates through absurd situations, he tries to protect his family and his sanity.

Within the Whirlwind is a biographical drama film based on the true story of Eugenia Ginzburg, a literature professor and Communist Party member who was arrested and incarcerated in Siberia during the Stalinist era. The film depicts her struggle for survival in the harsh conditions of the gulag and her eventual release.

A major political, historical, human and economic fact of the 20th century, the Gulag, the extremely punitive Soviet concentration camp system, remains largely unknown.

Set in the harsh winter of 1940s Soviet Union, Eternal Winter follows the survival story of a group of prisoners in a labor camp. Amidst the brutal conditions and constant threat of wolf attacks, a romantic relationship blossoms between two prisoners. Can their love survive the harsh realities of communism and Stalinism?

The story of Russian writer and Soviet dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008) and his masterpiece, The Gulag Archipelago, published in Paris in 1973, which forever shook the very foundations of communist ideology.

In post-communist Russia, a disc jockey finds himself trapped in a terrifying gulag haunted by vengeful ghosts. He must confront his darkest fears to survive the night.