Movies and TvShows featuring "portuguese-colonialism" theme.

In colonial Africa, a woman is haunted by her past as she navigates through a complex web of secrets and relationships.

In 18th-century South America, a Spanish Jesuit priest and his former soldier brother undertake a dangerous mission in the jungle to defend the Guarani indigenous people against Portuguese slave traders. They establish a mission where the indigenous people can live peacefully, but face challenges from the colonial powers and internal conflicts. The story explores themes of assimilation, colonization, and the clash between Christianity and indigenous beliefs.

Concerning Violence is a documentary film that examines the systematic violence and oppression faced by African nations during the period of colonization. It delves into the impact of imperialism, colonialism, and neo-colonialism on the social, political, and economic structures of these nations. Through archive footage and interviews, the film exposes the struggles, resistance, and fight for independence of these countries.

Piripkura is a documentary film that follows the journey of two members of an indigenous tribe called the Piripkura in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. It explores their struggle for survival and their fight against deforestation and encroachment on their lands. The film highlights the nomadic lifestyle of the tribe and sheds light on the ongoing threats they face due to Portuguese colonialism and the destruction of the rainforest.

Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of "mulattos" begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic. The songs of Cesária Évora follow this inevitable transformation. From the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa.

We went to research the conditions of the students in the guerrilla schools in the mangroves. Instead, we soon became ourselves the learners and the first lesson was how to walk. In the mangrove school the learning happens with the whole body.

The Diplomat (2000) is a documentary film that chronicles the life of a diplomat and his fight for justice in the face of political turmoil. It explores themes of politics, government, and the atrocities committed during the year 1999. Set against the backdrop of Australia and New Zealand, the film delves into the diplomat's tenacity, his personal struggles, and the challenges he faced while trying to bring about change.

A Luta Continua explains the military struggle of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) against the Portuguese. Produced and narrated by American activists Robert Van Lierop, it details the relationship of the liberation to the wider regional and continental demands for self-determination against minority rule. It notes the complicit roles of foreign governments and companies in supporting Portugal against the African nationalists. Footage from the front lines of the struggle helps contextualize FRELIMO's African socialist ideology, specifically the role of the military in building the new nation, a commitment to education, demands for sexual equality, the introduction of medical aid into the countryside, and the role of culture in creating a single national identity.