Movies and TvShows featuring "people-smuggling" theme.
After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.
The Border is a Polish TV show set in the 2010s, focusing on the struggles and challenges faced by the Polish-Border Guards and their fight against illegal activities such as human trafficking, illegal arms trade, and people smuggling. The story revolves around a group of dedicated border guards who find themselves entangled in a murder investigation, uncovering a web of corruption and betrayal within their ranks. As they navigate the dangerous wilderness of the Polish-Ukrainian border, they must also deal with internal conflicts and personal demons. The show explores the timely themes of national security, loyalty, and justice.
During World War II, an American expatriate in Martinique gets caught up in the French Resistance and falls in love with a beautiful singer. He becomes entangled in a dangerous plot to smuggle people out of the island, facing danger and temptation at every turn.
Beyond Utopia is a gripping documentary that follows the journey of several families as they try to escape the oppressive regime of North Korea. It provides a rare and eye-opening glimpse into a world that is unknown to most of us.
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a taxi driver is forced to take on a dangerous smuggling job to earn enough money to feed his family. Along the way, he encounters various challenges, including a Nazi soldier, hunger, and the harsh realities of war.
The Border is a crime and drama movie that takes place on the US-Mexico border in the 1980s. It explores themes of corruption, drug trafficking, and illegal immigration as a border patrol agent finds himself caught up in a web of murder and kidnapping.
Borderline is a neo-western crime drama film about a border patrol officer who is tasked with identifying a body and ends up uncovering a dangerous web of crime and corruption along the US-Mexico border. As he investigates the murder, he must navigate the treacherous world of human trafficking, illegal immigration, and cop killers. The film explores themes of justice, loyalty, and the harsh realities of life on the border.
Set in occupied France during World War II, Monsieur Batignole is a story about a butcher who becomes entangled in the resistance movement and finds himself helping a Jewish family hide from the Nazis. As he navigates the complexities of the war and deals with his own personal challenges, Monsieur Batignole must make difficult choices to protect those he cares about.
During World War II, a British warship accommodates an evacuated crew of children and a lady. However, after the war, the ship's crew engages in illegal activities such as smuggling and arms dealing.
Distant Lights is a German drama film that tells the story of various characters whose lives intersect in the context of cigarette smuggling and illegal immigration. Set in the border region of Germany, the film explores the lives of an architect, a shopkeeper, a taxi driver, and others who are involved in this illicit world. The story delves into themes of despair, jealousy, and the struggles faced by immigrants seeking a better life.
In 1930s Shanghai, a crime detective goes undercover to investigate a smuggling ring. Along the way, he falls in love with a society woman who becomes tangled in the dangerous world of deceit and murder.
Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles illegal aliens.
A Lady Without Passport is a crime drama film set in 1950s Miami. The story revolves around a woman who is trapped between a crime ring and law enforcement due to her illegal immigration status. She must navigate the dangerous world of smuggling and false identities while trying to escape and find love. The film explores themes of immigration, identity, and the struggle to belong. It showcases the beautiful landscapes of Miami and the perilous journey of those seeking a better life.
In Ghosts, a desperate Chinese migrant risks everything to smuggle his son into the UK. Based on a true story, this gripping drama explores the harsh realities of human trafficking and the strength of family relationships.
True North is a drama-thriller movie set in Scotland. The film follows a struggling fishing trawler that decides to take on a Chinese woman as a cover for smuggling contraband. As the crew becomes involved in illegal activities, they face the dangers of human trafficking and the harsh conditions of the North Sea. The story explores themes of desperation, moral dilemmas, and the consequences of their decisions.
A terrifying, intimate, epic portrait of the biggest movement of people that Europe has seen since World War II.
First American film about the conflict between Jewish nationalists and the British in the creation of the state of Israel.
Before Snowfall tells the story of Siyar, a young Kurdish man who is determined to deliver his sister safely to Europe. The journey, however, is filled with danger and challenges as they face language barriers, smugglers, and a tragic ending that will change their lives forever.
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short looks at the U.S. Department of Immigration's efforts to halt the smuggling of illegal aliens into the country. Desperate immigrants, tired of waiting for legal entry, pay exorbitant fees and risk a grisly death to enter by illegal means.
Set in the northern Algerian port city of Mostaganem. The title refers to the hordes of refugees, the 'Harragas', who smuggle themselves out of the country via any means possible. Here we meet one such group, Rachid, Nasser and Imene who pay a smuggler, Hassan, to take them to Spain in his rickety boat. Along with a group of African and Arab migrants, they are risking all they have to cross the stormy Straits.