Movies and TvShows featuring "political-repression-in-latin-america" theme.

In 1977, when she was four years old, Albertina Carri's parents vanished without a trace, victims of Argentina's brutal military junta. In this fresh and politically daring film, the young Argentinian filmmaker attempts to unravel the mystery, piecing together her memories and fantasies in a quest to understand her parents' untimely fate.

One year after separating from military service, Bruce hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw with all of its riches and glory. His tense relationship with kingpin, Maurice, brings chaos to the empire and results in an all-out war.

Death Squads: The French School (2003) is a documentary that delves into the history of political repression, state terrorism, and military training in Latin America during the Cold War era. It focuses on the formation and actions of death squads, the French military's role in training Latin American military personnel, and the severe human rights abuses that occurred during this period. The film explores topics such as decolonization, coup d'état, police brutality, and the suppression of political dissent. Through interviews, archival footage, and expert analysis, Death Squads: The French School paints a grim portrait of the institutional brutality and cruelty that characterized this dark period in Latin American history.