Movies and TvShows featuring "populism" theme.
After the presidential candidate dies, an alderman is chosen as the replacement, leading to an unpredictable campaign filled with deception, scandal, and political corruption.
Get Me Roger Stone is a documentary film that explores the life and career of controversial political strategist Roger Stone. It delves into his role in shaping American politics and highlights his influence on key events such as presidential campaigns and elections. The film provides a comprehensive look at Stone's tactics, strategies, and the impact he has had on the political landscape.
The Sicilian is a crime drama movie set in Sicily, Italy, during the 1940s. It follows the life of a Sicilian mafia don and his journey of betrayal, political corruption, and social reform. The protagonist, a communist revolutionary, becomes a martyr while fighting for agrarian reform and the rights of the working class. The movie explores themes of power, loyalty, and the impact of class differences on society.
A private investigator goes undercover in the world of politics in order to expose corruption. With the help of a hidden camera, he uncovers a bribery scandal that reaches the highest levels of power.
Thoughts of a diversity of public and private citizens on the virtues of democracy, its faults, its decadence, its fall and the rise of populism.
Citizen Krone is a thought-provoking documentary that delves into the relationship between mass media, politics, and the culture of Austria. Set against the backdrop of a surge in populism, the film examines the role of newspapers, the influence of Austrian politicians, and the impact on society. With a focus on tabloid journalism and its effects on public opinion, Citizen Krone raises questions about the state of democracy and xenophobia in Austria.
A provocative and fictionalized take on the life of Italian media tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi, told through a series of interconnected stories set in 2006.
Documentary film about Tony Halme, masculinity and populism. The film follows how Tony Halme created a mythical, highly masculine freestyle wrestling character, The Viking, who gained fame both in the ring and in the public eye and eventually became captivated by it. With his brash speeches, Halme fired the starting shot for the rise of the Finns Party. The voice of a forgotten section of the population, a protest against the ruling elite, were the building blocks of Halme's popularity. Halme's great popularity has served as a good example of a populist figure, admired within the deep ranks of the nation, who comes from outside the political elite and changes the direction of politics. Also, despite - or perhaps because of - his openly racist statements, he was part of changing the political climate in Finland to a more acrimonious one.
In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town parish pastor, sees the poverty and injustice around him which seem beyond his power to address from the pulpit. Douglas enters politics with the socialist Canadian Commonwealth Federation where his idealism runs into powerful opposition from the wealthy and the powerful. Despite the long odds, Douglas' new calling would soon make him a leader that would transform Canada.
Fifteen years ago, social networks were seen as a new democratic ferment that, by promoting the dissemination of information and horizontal communication between citizens, would help people break their chains, from Eastern Europe to the Arab world. The story is different: the assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters, the chaotic reign of his counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, the offensives targeting Muslims in Narendra Modi's India, or the dazzling success of the racist slogans of Italian League leader Matteo Salvini have highlighted the devastating power on a global scale of the calls to hatred and disinformation that circulate in real time on social media.
All the King's Men follows the rise and fall of an ambitious politician and the corrupt world of politics. It explores themes of ambition, corruption, and the consequences of seeking power. Based on a novel, the movie depicts the journey of a man from rags to riches, as he becomes a governor and gets embroiled in an election campaign filled with scandals and deceit.
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq follows a Turkish commando unit as they seek revenge on the American soldiers responsible for the massacre of a Turkish wedding party. Along the way, they uncover a plot involving organ harvesting and a network of terrorists. The movie explores themes of propaganda, racism, and violence.
In many Western countries, trust between the people and conventional political parties is at a low point while populist movements are on the rise. In Italy, protest party Movimento 5 Stelle, founded by popular comedian Beppe Grillo, vows to send all politicians home and bring power to the people. They win a stunning 25% votes, becoming the most-voted single party in Italy, but what happens when ideals meet parliamentary reality? Can one be uncompromising and effective at the same time? Are internet referendums direct democracy or faceless mob rule?
Coluche, l'histoire d'un mec is a biographical drama comedy that tells the story of Michel Gerard Joseph Colucci, also known as Coluche, a well-known French comedian and political satirist. The movie explores Coluche's rise to fame, his involvement in politics and activism, and the challenges he faced. It highlights his unconventional approach to comedy and his impact on French society, as well as the controversies and struggles he encountered along the way.
The bitter-sweet story of young lovers caught up in a political struggle waged by farmers against the grain trade, the banks, and the railroads. Set in North Dakota during 1915-16, a largely forgotten era of American history.
In Torrid Zone, a wiseguy plantation overseer gets into all sorts of trouble in a banana republic, including flirting, shootouts, and revolution.
A personal look at the influential former politician who rose to fame as a driving force behind anti-communist and anti-homosexual U.S. political sentiment during the Cold War.
In an unnamed Central American state on the eve of a crucial election, a young police informer working for police officer Miguel Mora bent on uncovering the shady works of popular politician Maurice Leprince is killed. However, thugs working for Leprince began to be killed one by one as well.
TV producer James has an extremely vivid dream, in which he is a prince struggling to keep the kingdom at peace against the wishes of his warfaring brother, while at the same time competing with his brother for a woman's love. The figures in his dream match those in his real life, with his brother being an aggressive business man trying to buy James out, the king being James' advisor, and the woman being an actress recently cast for a commercial at his studio. Seeing his dreams as a message about his life, James decides to act on their guidance, even though they lead him into the fight of his life.