Movies and TvShows featuring "human-rights-lawyer" theme.

In Ghost Town, a man named Bertram Pincus unexpectedly gains the ability to see and communicate with ghosts after a near-death experience during a routine medical procedure. With this newfound ability, Bertram finds himself being pursued by a lonely ghost named Frank who wants him to prevent his widow from marrying another man. Along the way, Bertram also forms an unlikely friendship with a spirited woman named Gwen. As Bertram navigates his way through the world of the supernatural, he learns valuable lessons about life, love, and the importance of human connections.

Vamps is a vampire-themed comedy that follows a group of female vampires as they navigate love and friendship in New York City. The story centers around two vampire friends, Goody and Stacy, who are living in the modern world and trying to find love while dealing with the challenges of their immortality. They attend support group meetings for vampires, where they meet and develop relationships with other immortal beings. As they navigate their personal lives and try to blend in with human society, they encounter various comedic and romantic situations.

A traumatized police officer tries to uncover a terrorist plot in New York City while dealing with personal demons and navigating the complexities of a post-9/11 world.

Hidden Agenda is a political thriller set in 1990 and revolves around a police investigation into a political conspiracy. The story involves a blackmail photograph, a government cover-up, and a controversial operation. Detective Harry and Kate, a human rights lawyer, uncover shocking truths about corruption within the police force and the government. The film explores themes of torture, terrorism, and the repercussions of political deception.

A neglected and unloved orphan raised by poor relatives in the slums of Manila is wrongfully convicted of murder that resulted from a heist he was compelled to join. Unable to prove his innocence and his minor age, he is thrown into the cruel, perilous and horrifying world of death row where he is introduced to other inmates all awaiting their execution by lethal injection. One of them is a 70-year-old man who detests the jungle of jail and is feared by all the convicts. He would serve as the boy’s protector and savior and in the process touch and shape enormously the violated youth’s life in prison and beyond.

A man is unjustly convicted of a brutal crime. In prison he must fight for survival, justice and freedom.

Disturbing the Peace is a documentary film that follows the journey of a human rights lawyer as she conducts an investigation into human rights issues in China. The film sheds light on the challenges faced by lawyers and activists in their pursuit of justice, and the impact of their work on individuals and society.

Tomas Padilla and his men are sent on a mission that turns out to be a personal vendetta by General Montalban against a governor. When it does not go as planned, Montalban sets them up as the perpetrators of the death of the governor to the media.

Bouncing around from genre to genre, this stellar collection of 6 short films from Mattioli Productions showcases some of the most cutting edge recent gay cinema from the United States and Australia. Sit back, relax and get ready to make it a BOYS NIGHT. The short films are: Hopelessly (2018); Innocent Boy (2020); Mass (2020); Miles (2017); Sacrifice (2018); Tooth 4 Tooth (2020).