Movies and TvShows featuring "political-torture" theme.

Trauma is a powerful film that delves into the dark history of Chile and its brutal military dictatorship. It explores the horrifying consequences experienced by its citizens, focusing on the traumatic journeys of several individuals who are deeply affected by the regime. The movie combines elements of drama, horror, and thriller to deliver a gripping narrative that exposes the cruelty and brutality inflicted upon innocent people. With its intense themes and thought-provoking storyline, Trauma is a harrowing exploration of the dark aspects of human nature.

Set in a rural area plagued by poverty, 'Lute: Forge On or Die' tells the inspiring true story of a man's journey through robbery, prison escape, and political torture. With his arms tied overhead, he endures beating with a cane and other forms of torture. This gripping biographical drama sheds light on the brutality and resilience of the human spirit.

During Argentina's military dictatorship in the 1970s, a political activist is kidnapped, tortured, and interrogated by the government's agents.

In 1977 Argentina, a former soccer player is held captive by a secret police during the military junta's reign. Wrongfully accused of being a communist revolutionary, he and his fellow inmates plan an escape from the secret prison.

In 1990s Turkey, a political journalist gets caught up in a web of political violence, corruption, and oppression as he investigates the murder of a fellow journalist. He becomes a target himself, facing kidnapping, torture, and threats to his life. Amidst the chaos, he persists in his fight for press freedom and exposing the truth.

Two trains uncontrollably move towards each other within temporal boundaries of a human life. One of them is taking a genial young man to his unforeseen future; he would marry his beloved; have a son; become a brilliant doctor; do his duty and save the live of enemies of the communist regime; get a 20-years sentence for that. Prison would turn out to be an unbearable nightmare; his wife would eventually give in to the tortures of the authorities and seek divorce; this would mean no one to visit him in prison. 15 years without any news about his child, only a snapshot of his family on which the tree of them are smiling and happy.