Movies and TvShows featuring "modern-slavery" theme.

Sorry to Bother You follows the story of Cassius Green, a young black man living in Oakland, California, who works as a telemarketer. Frustrated with his low pay and lack of prospects, Cassius discovers a magical key that helps him achieve unprecedented success. However, as he rises through the ranks of his company, Cassius realizes the cost of his newfound success and must decide between loyalty to his friends and the pursuit of wealth and power.

In the antebellum South, Alice escapes from a brutal plantation owner and finds herself in 1973. With the help of a political activist, she learns the truth and finds empowerment in the post-Civil Rights Era American South.

Happy as Lazzaro tells the story of a young peasant named Lazzaro who lives in an isolated village that is stuck in the past. When Lazzaro befriends the young nobleman Tancredi, he is introduced to a world beyond his own and becomes entangled in a complex scheme involving fake kidnappings and modern slavery. As the story unfolds, Lazzaro's naivety and pure heart navigate him through the harsh realities of the modern world.

In Sparrows (1926), Molly, a young girl, lives in an oppressive baby farm run by a cruel couple. She struggles to protect herself and the other orphans from their mistreatment and escape their clutches. Along with her friends, Molly must navigate treacherous situations, including attempting to rescue a kidnapped child and avoiding the farm's dangers. With determination and resilience, she fights for her freedom and a better life.

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.

Boys Cry is a crime drama set in Rome, Italy. It follows the story of two childhood friends who become involved in a life of crime. As they delve deeper into the criminal underworld, they face the harsh realities and consequences of their actions. The movie explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the impact of choices made in a dangerous world. With a backdrop of mafia, prostitution rings, and modern slavery, Boys Cry is a gripping and intense portrayal of the darker side of society.

Shrouded in secrecy and notoriously cash-strapped the North Korean regime has resorted to running one of the world's largest slaving operations - exploiting the profits to fulfil their own agenda. These bonded labourers can be found in Russia, China and dozens of other countries around the world including EU member states. Featuring undercover footage and powerful testimonials, we reveal the scale and brutality of the operation and ask what, if anything, is being done to stop it.

In the '90s, a mother named Pureza embarks on a mission to find her missing son. Along the way, she stumbles upon farms in the Amazon region that employ slave labor practices. Determined to fight for justice, Pureza faces numerous challenges as she delves deeper into the dark world of modern slavery %s.

Artik is a horror thriller movie about a serial killer who is obsessed with comic books. He terrorizes a small town, capturing and torturing his victims. The protagonist, a young boy, becomes entangled in the killer's deadly game when he discovers the truth about his crimes.

1997, Aman, an ordinary guy, an honest husband and a doctor. He tries to live honestly and be an example to others. Everything changes when he is unjustly kidnapped and sold into labor slavery.

This documentary delves into the inner workings of North Korea's dictatorship, exposing its nuclear threat, modern slavery, and the stories of defectors. It also explores the impact of economic sanctions on the country.

Farmland - the new green gold. Hoping for export revenues, Ethiopia's government leases millions of hectares of farmland to foreign investors. But the dream of prosperity has a dark side where the World Bank plays a very questionable role... Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas investigates land grabbing and its impact on people's lives. Pursuing the truth, we meet investors, development bureaucrats, persecuted journalists, struggling environmentalists and evicted farmers deprived of their land.

In the mountains of Madrid, Spain, a railway track on an abandoned bridge and a poem erased from the wall of a ruined building reveal a deliberately silenced story: the system established by Franco's dictatorship after the civil war (1936-39) that allowed hundreds of companies to use thousands of convicted Republicans as slave labor.

A reckless YouTuber and his film crew perform a dangerous social experiment that exposes the dark underworld of human trafficking in Las Vegas.

The Price of Cheap tells the stories of modern slaves in textiles manufacturing supply chains and the brave individuals fighting on the ground against immeasurable odds to help them. We follow a man named Joseph Raj, who runs an organization called T.E.S.T. (Trust for Education and Social Transformation) in Tamil Nadu, India as he goes on raids to rescue underage children from unsafe and labour intensive factories. We hear from the survivors he has helped rescue, hear of their horrific experiences, and desire for education and change. Academics and social justice workers weigh in on why the issue of forced labour persists.

A silent man is lifted out of a life of exploitation through an unexpected bond with guard dog, Sabre, and the healing power of nature.

Director Pankaj Johar sets out to understand how, in the world's largest democracy, it is possible for millions of children to be bought and sold.