Movies and TvShows featuring "police-roundup" theme.

In the mountain village of Provence in 1851, a young woman named Violette returns home after her husband goes missing. As a political prisoner, she is forced into isolation and begins farming in order to survive. Inspired by a true story, 'The Sower' explores themes of literacy, motherhood, and political repression.

In Nazi-occupied Paris, a group of courageous men and women join forces to form the French Resistance. As they plan and execute daring acts of sabotage against the Nazis, they face constant danger and the threat of betrayal. Set against the backdrop of the Armenian Genocide and the brutality of the SS, Army of Crime showcases the resilience and bravery of those who risked everything for the freedom of their country.

The Central Park Five is a documentary that tells the story of the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of five Black and Hispanic teenagers for the rape of a woman in Central Park. It explores the coercive police tactics, racial bias, and media sensationalism that led to their unjust incarceration. The film examines the impact of racism, the civil rights lawsuit filed by the victims, and the long-lasting effects of the wrongful arrest on the lives of the Central Park Five.

Identite Judiciare stars Raymond Souplex as wily French police inspector Basquier. The villain is Berthet (Jean Debucourt), a high-ranking government official. Basquier suspects that Berthet is a vicious murderer, but is unable to prove anything thanks to bureaucratic interference. Thus, the good inspector plays a waiting game a la Columbo, hoping for that one fatal slip on the part of the killer. Certain portions of Identite Judiciare proved a bit too intense for American audiences, and were accordingly snipped by the censors.

In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.

In 1942, more than 8,000 Jews were arrested and sent to the Vélodrome d'Hiver sports center in Paris. This film delves into the planning and execution of the round-up, as experienced by the persecuted Jews and the police involved.