Movies and TvShows featuring "hanging-posse" theme.

In the 19th century, a former sheriff, haunted by the agony of his past, becomes a mentor to a mixed-race child in a small western town. As bigotry and violence escalate, the sheriff must confront his own demons and protect the town from a hanging posse.

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is a docudrama drama based on the true story of a Mexican-American tenant farmer in Texas, who becomes the subject of a manhunt and is wrongfully accused of horse theft and murder. The film explores the themes of cultural clash, social drama, and the defense lawyer's struggle for justice in the face of bigotry and misunderstanding. Gregorio Cortez's heroic journey on horseback, evading law enforcement and lynch mobs, is a Mexican legend and an epic chase that has been preserved in the national film registry.