Movies and TvShows featuring "left-wing" theme.
Wildflower is a Philippine revenge drama television series starring Maja Salvador, together with an ensemble cast. The show originally aired on ABS-CBN, and worldwide on The Filipino Channel, from February 13, 2017 to February 9, 2018.
Shelley is a British sitcom made by Thames Television and originally broadcast on ITV from 12 July 1979 to 12 January 1984 and from 11 October 1988 to 1 September 1992. Starred Hywel Bennett as James Shelley, originally 28 years old and a sardonic, perpetually unemployed anti-establishment 'freelance layabout' with a doctoral degree. In the original run, Belinda Sinclair played Shelley's girlfriend Fran, and Josephine Tewson appeared regularly as his Landlady, Edna Hawkins. The series was created by Peter Tilbury who also wrote the first three series. The scripts for subsequent episodes were by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, Colin Bostock-Smith, David Frith, Bernard McKenna and Barry Pilton. All 71 episodes were produced and directed by Anthony Parker. Series seven was titled on screen The return of Shelley, and was broadcast in 1988. This time round, Shelley is separated from Fran, and lives on his own, doing his best to avoid obtaining gainful employment. The series begins with Shelley returning to the UK from Saudi Arabia, where he had taught English for a few years, only to find that his calls to his old friends are now screened by answer phones and that yuppieness has taken root in his old neighbourhood. The final three series returned to the on-screen title of Shelley.
The Baader Meinhof Complex is a gripping portrayal of the rise and fall of the notorious Baader-Meinhof gang, a left-wing terrorist group in 1970s Germany. The film follows the group's violent attacks, kidnappings, and bombings as they fight against capitalism and perceived political injustice. Based on true events, this intense drama explores the personal relationships, ideological struggles, and ultimate downfall of the group.
The Battle of Chile: Part I is a documentary film that explores the political events and social upheaval in Chile during the 1970s. It focuses on the rise of Salvador Allende, the right-wing terror attacks, and the eventual coup d'etat that led to a dictatorship.
The Third Generation is a comedic crime drama set in 1979 Berlin. The story revolves around a group of left-wing terrorists and a clueless businessman who gets kidnapped. Chaos ensues as the characters navigate through deception, betrayal, and a tangled web of relationships.
In an insurrectionary climate, four twenty-year-old friends talk about politics. As a big protest looms, one of them, Clara, has to write a college essay. Caught in the virtual images and the comfort of her bedroom, going out is harder than expected.
The Raspberry Reich is a sexually explicit and politically-charged film that explores the story of a group of gay terrorists who plan a sexual revolution. It delves into themes of homosexuality, revolutionary ideologies, and sexual repression.
In 1987, a group of radical activists planted a bomb in an abandoned mansion as an act of protest. Years later, when a fire breaks out in the same location, the former activists are brought back together to deal with the consequences of their actions. As they navigate through the chaos, they must confront their past and decide what they are willing to sacrifice for their ideals.
The Working Class Goes to Heaven follows the story of a middle-aged factory worker who becomes involved in the turmoil of Italian politics during the 1970s. As he experiences exploitation and struggles with his own mental breakdown, he must navigate the complexities of being a member of the proletariat in a rapidly industrializing society.
How the Italian Fascist Party managed to turn the physical elimination of a political enemy into a test of strength fundamental for the ascent into the totalitarian regime.
During an orgy, Some old and wealthy notables are being murdered by a small group of leftist young revolutionaries. Very soon the police are tracking down Virgile Cabral, the leader of the group. Meanwhile, Virgile's brother and only relative, Vincent, a violinist (and a thief), comes back to Paris. They have not seen each other for three years. Vincent does not believe in the revolution. He only tries to live as he wishes to live. But by looking for his hunted down brother, he has no other choice than to be involved in a fight that is not his.
During the Algerian War, a French soldier finds himself entangled in political drama and falls in love with a forbidden woman, leading to a dangerous journey of survival and self-discovery.
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 follows a group of friends as they navigate the political and personal changes of 1970s Switzerland. Combining drama with elements of cinema-verite, the film explores themes of anarchism, left-wing activism, and social unrest. The characters, including a schoolteacher, a professor, and a bohemian, grapple with the challenges of their time while also tending to their relationships, home-schooling their children, and cultivating a vegetable garden.
Set during the post-Marcos regime in a remote village of Dolores, chronicles the life of Jimmy Cordero, a political prisoner who have just been freed from prison after the decline of the Marcos dictatorship. From his revolutionary past, he got himself into human rights activism following his prison release. He and his wife’s brother once conducted a fact-finding mission to Dolores only to find out the terror brought about to its residents by the Orapronobis, a government backed anti-communist paramilitary troop deployed in the town of Dolores.
In this screwball comedy, a man becomes increasingly jealous of his wife's interactions with a playboy. As their marriage begins to unravel, the man must confront his insecurities and learn to trust his wife.
A naive literature teacher gets involved in Italian politics and exposes the corruption within the political party. He faces temptations, controversy, and controversy along the way.
Barbara Hug is a young radical lawyer fighting Switzerland's antiquated prison system in the 1980s. Walter Stürm is in and often escaping out of jail becoming known as the Jailbreak King. When the two meet an unlikely alliance is formed.
"Arpa-colla" in Greek literally means "Grab and stick", a phrase used to show something that has been done quickly and therefore isn't good enough. This is what the 2 main heroes of the film are doing. The one is a director(Giorgos) and the other an author(Kostas) with communistic ideas, who has won a prize at a festival. They both want to make a movie for the cinema. But every idea they have never comes true, because every time they meet someone to whom they tell their idea, they change their mind, and they want to make a totally different movie, ideas varying from political cinema to Greek historical dramas and modern films with motorcycle gangs. Not a bad attempt for the Greek cinema of the early 80's, which starts to wake up from the hibernation of the 70's.
The film describes a strike in a French textile factory, when the striking workers occupy the factory.
On the Run is a crime-drama-thriller film released in 2002. The movie follows the story of a schoolteacher who becomes a fugitive after being involved in a bank robbery. Desperation, betrayal, and a relentless manhunt drive the plot as the protagonist tries to escape from the police and uncover the truth behind the crime. The film explores themes of anti-capitalism, radicalism, and the consequences of taking matters into one's own hands.