Movies and TvShows featuring "peonage" theme.

Flamingo Road is a drama film that tells the story of a young woman who takes on the powerful forces of corruption and political conspiracy in a small town. She is determined to expose the abuse of power by the local government and a construction company that is involved in a land grab. Along the way, she faces obstacles such as false imprisonment, false arrest, and a corrupt sheriff. The film explores themes of greed, wealth, manipulation, and the struggle for justice.

As was common in Diaz's Mexico, a young hacienda worker finds his betrothed imprisoned and his life threatened by his master for confronting a hacienda guest for raping the girl. This film is the first of several attempts to make a feature-length motion picture out of the 200,000-plus feet of film shot by Sergei Eisenstein, on photographic expedition in Mexico during 1931-32 for Upton Sinclair and a cadre of private American producer-investors. Silent with music and English intertitles.

Slavery by Another Name is a documentary film that explores the continuation of slavery in the United States after the American Civil War. It reveals the various methods used, such as sharecropping and debt peonage, as well as the brutal conditions endured by those affected. The film also delves into the complicity of the legal system and the economic exploitation of labor. Through interviews and historical archives, it sheds light on this dark period of American history.