Movies and TvShows featuring "gulag" theme.

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"…

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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 Tulse Luper Suitcases reconstructs the life of Tulse Luper, a professional writer and project-maker, caught up in a life of prisons. He was born in 1911 in Newport, South Wales and presumably last heard of in 1989. His life is reconstructed from the evidence of 92 suitcases found around the world - 92 being the atomic number of the element Uranium. The project includes three feature films, a TV series, 92 DVDs, CD-ROMs, and books.

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 political drama is set in the Stalin's Soviet Union after the Second World War. A British archaeologist Andrei Miller is working in Iran. He is mistakenly kidnapped and arrested by the KGB. He is falsely accused of spying and wrongfully sentenced to a Gulag prison-camp in Siberia.

Four Spanish Blue Division soldiers captured after the German invasion of Soviet territory face a choice in forced labor camps: renounce their Spanish nationality for better conditions. While two accept, Captain Adrados leads a group resisting, labeling those who comply as traitors, showcasing a struggle for loyalty to Franco's values.

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

In the harsh conditions of a Siberian prison camp, a man fights for survival against cruel guards, dangerous escapes, and a relentless spiral of violence and revenge.

100 Minutes is the tale of thousands of Soviet soldiers who fought the Nazis and whose only ‘crime’ was to get caught. Stalin’s justice meted out on the prisoners who returned home was swift: ten years of forced labour in the Siberian camps. Why then would prisoners like Ivan Denisovich fight to stay alive to face another day of hell?

The Soviet Story is a documentary that delves into the atrocities committed by the Soviet Union, including the gulags, famines, deportations, and genocides. It also highlights the parallels between communism and fascism, focusing on the horrors of Stalinism and the collaboration between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.