Movies and TvShows featuring "modern-day-slavery" theme.

The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime is a gripping Argentine true crime drama that tells the story of a butcher who becomes consumed by violence and cruelty. Set in South America, the film explores the dark underbelly of the meat industry and the social issues surrounding it. The plot follows the butcher as he descends into a world of brutality, while a pregnant woman tries to expose his crimes. With themes of exploitation and social commentary, this film is a chilling exploration of the human capacity for cruelty.

Zeitgeist: Addendum is a documentary that presents a critical view of the global financial system, exposing corruption, exploitation, and the negative consequences of corporate power and greed. It delves into topics such as economic theories, the banking system, modern-day slavery, and the impact of globalization. The film also explores the interconnectedness of various issues such as environmental exploitation, government corruption, and human suffering.

I Am Slave tells the compelling story of a young Sudanese girl who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, and her relentless struggle to regain her freedom in modern-day England.

Houston Armstrong, a reclusive billionaire, runs a private broadcast facility deep within the Arctic Circle. His program 'No Exit', features bizarre man-to-man combat events that are fought to the death. Always on the lookout for the next combatant, Armstrong kidnaps John Stoneman, a master martial artist who has made national news for killing the attacker who attacked his family...

The story of a young boy who attempts to escape from the brick kiln where he is forced to work as a bonded labor slave in India.

Cut off from the rest of the world on a distant farm in the Great Plains, a Hungarian farmer tries to uphold a family ideal he formulated from rigid traditions.

October 2019, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (UK). Three months before Brexit. Hundreds of Portuguese migrant workers pour into town, seeking work at the local turkey factories. Tânia (The Mother of the Portuguese), a former worker in these poultry plants, is now married to an English hotel owner. She is the perfect facilitator for the Portuguese workers, but dreams of becoming a British citizen and leaving this dirty business behind by transforming her husband’s derelict hotels into refurbished senior citizens homes.

Lina, a young girl in war-torn Beirut, finds an ally and friend in Sihan, her domineering aunt's maid. Sihan shows Lina what her life could be like, but tests the girl's limits when she asks her to help plot her escape from the city.

About human trafficking and one girl's discovery of mankind's insatiable hunger for sex.

In every corner of the UK, women are being kept as slaves and sold for sex. Many are trafficked into the country from Romania. With police struggling to stop this brutal business, Jean Mackenzie heads on a journey into Romania's underworld to expose how it all begins. It's a world where traffickers have learnt to game the system; where when children vanish, their disappearances are ignored. As Jean meets the girls being bought and sold, she uncovers the shocking secrets of this ruthless trade. Have the traffickers created an unstoppable crime?

Fatal Promises is a documentary that exposes the tragic reality of human trafficking and modern-day slavery in Ukraine. It sheds light on the plight of women who are forced into servitude and sex slavery, highlighting the violation of their human rights.

When eight young men are abducted, they are forced at gunpoint to confront one another in pursuit of their freedom.