Movies and TvShows featuring "prison-camp" theme.

Hogan's Heroes is a hilarious sitcom set in Stalag 13, a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. The show follows the antics of Colonel Hogan and his fellow prisoners as they engage in sabotage, espionage, and attempts to escape, all while outwitting their bumbling Nazi captors.

After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Despite facing brutal treatment and torture, Zamperini survives and eventually forgives his captors, continuing to live a life of faith and forgiveness.

A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.

Tenko is set in a Japanese prison camp during World War Two. A group of women, including nurses, nuns, and civilians, are captured and held captive. They face torture, death, and the challenges of surviving in a war-torn environment. The show explores themes of resilience, friendship, and the will to survive.

During World War II, Janusz, a young Polish officer, is imprisoned in a Siberian gulag. Along with a group of fellow prisoners, they plan an audacious escape and embark on a perilous journey across thousands of miles to reach India.

During World War II, a group of allied prisoners of war, including a former professional soccer player, is forced to play a soccer match against a German team. They seize the opportunity to plan their escape and use their skills to outwit their captors.

During World War II, a British officer is captured and sent to a Japanese prison camp in Java. He must navigate the brutal conditions and conflicting loyalties as he forms unlikely alliances and confronts the cruelty of his captors.

In Commitment, a high school student finds himself caught in a secret mission after his father is captured by a North Korean agent. He is forced to become a government assassin in order to save his father and protect his sister. As he navigates the dangerous world of espionage, he must confront betrayal, danger, and his own inner demons.

Based on true events, 'The Killing Fields' follows the harrowing experiences of a journalist and his translator as they navigate the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. With the rise of the communist movement, they find themselves trapped in a country torn apart by political oppression, violence, and mass killings. As they struggle to survive and report the truth, they face unimaginable brutality and witness the devastating effects of the regime's reign.

In Women in Cellblock 9, a group of female prisoners are kidnapped and taken to a remote jungle prison camp. There, they are subjected to sadistic torture by the prison guards, who derive pleasure from their suffering. The women must find a way to survive and escape the horrors of the camp.

First They Killed My Father is a biography, drama, history, and war movie set in Cambodia during the 1970s. It tells the story of a little girl who survives the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime, including genocide, forced labor, and prison camps. The movie explores themes of communism, ideology, imperialism, and the impact of American foreign policy. It is based on a true story and showcases the resilience of the human spirit.

During the Vietnam War, a US fighter pilot, Dieter Dengler, is shot down over Laos and must endure the hardships of survival and captivity in a prison camp. Determined to escape, Dengler plans an elaborate getaway with fellow American prisoners, facing dangers and challenges at every turn. With bravery and resourcefulness, Dengler manages to outsmart his captors and ultimately find his way back home.

During World War II, a group of female prisoners in a Japanese prison camp must endure cruel treatment and find a way to escape.

After receiving information that their sons are still alive and held captive as POWs in Laos, a group of Vietnam War veterans reunite and undertake a dangerous and unauthorized mission to rescue them.

In Nazi Germany, the sadistic nurse Ilsa conducts brutal experiments on prisoners in a concentration camp. She seeks to prove certain theories of female sexual response and castration. Ilsa's reign of terror includes rape, torture, and murder, all in the name of sadism and Nazi ideology.

In World War I, three French soldiers are captured and held in a German prison camp. They form a deep bond and attempt to escape, facing challenges and forming alliances along the way.

In Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010), a soldier must navigate a fantasy world dominated by war and communist crimes. He forms unlikely alliances, faces unimaginable horrors, and searches for salvation and redemption in a world consumed by chaos.

A major political, historical, human and economic fact of the 20th century, the Gulag, the extremely punitive Soviet concentration camp system, remains largely unknown.

The author of The Kolyma Stories and many other works spent 17 years in the terrible GULAG camps on Kolyma. The term that Varlam Tikhonovich received in 1929 was for distributing Lenin's letter to the congress, in which he criticized Stalin. Nowadays, this letter is called the "testament of Lenin"…

In Terra Nova, a group of prisoners is sent to a remote island where they must fight for survival. They face violence, sadism, and a power struggle as they try to stay alive and escape.