Movies and TvShows featuring "plight" theme.

Clownana, a struggling clown, faces various challenges and tries to overcome them with humor and optimism. This comedy short highlights the plight of a lovable clown named Clownana.

In post-war Italy, a group of miners from Sicily struggle with unemployment and poverty. Desperate for a better life, they decide to embark on a dangerous journey to find work in the snowy mountains. Along the way, they face numerous challenges and hardships, highlighting the harsh realities of their plight.

The Children of Leningradsky is a documentary that follows the lives of homeless children living in the Leningradsky Railway Station in Moscow. It explores the tragic events and struggles of these children, including drug abuse, child prostitution, and the challenges they face as orphans in post-Soviet Union Russia.

Scottish man Jimmy Anderson, released from jail in the middle east over unpaid debt disputes, reunites with his wife Lillian after over a year's struggle for freedom. His homecoming does not relieve him to get back to normal life until he makes an unexpected decision to embark on another journey.

Street Fighting Men (2017) sheds light on the challenges faced by the community in Detroit, Michigan. It explores themes of poverty, racism, and the effects of globalization, as residents fight for justice, economic stability, and a better future.

Poland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992

In this documentary, we explore the inspiring stories of individuals who have fought against adversity and come out stronger, showcasing the power of resilience and the pursuit of justice. The Undamaged takes viewers on a journey through different struggles and challenges, highlighting the courage and determination of those who refuse to be broken.

The tragedy of the Syrian people: War, conflict, loss, migration, exile, asylum, detention, drowning… A deserted place. Abandoned people. Abandoned country. The doors slammed shot; the doors are now locked - the keys thrown away...for what seems forever.

The extraordinary life story of former Auschwitz prisoner no. 918, Kazimierz Piechowski, who organized one of the most amazing escapes from the camp.

A film meant to show what people were told to believe about the wonderful lives that Polish peasants led in post-war Poland.

A short documentary made in 1963 by Jerzy Bossak and Wacław Kaźmierczak featuring unique archival footage of the Jewish Ghetto of Warsaw. The Warsaw Ghetto (pol. “Getto Warszawskie” ) was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. From there, about 254,000 Ghetto residents were sent to Treblinka extermination camp during the three months of summer 1942.

Children Adrift (1959) tells the story of a group of children living in a Parisian suburb, dealing with poverty and the hardships of their everyday lives. They navigate through the slums, playing and exploring the outskirts, while facing the challenges of family relationships and the plight of their circumstances. With used tires as their companions, they find solace and create their own world within the harsh reality they live in.

Film about two old women working many years in the loading, unloading and transporting of bricks.

A look at the life of a woman in communist Poland whose day is divided between monotonous factory work, standing in queues for food, and taking care of her children.

A documentary record of memories of Poles exiled to Kazakhstan. The description of harsh living conditions, terror, hunger and overwork is illustrated with archive photographs and contemporary shots of Kazakh wilderness and towns, where traces of the past regime are still visible.