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.

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.

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"…

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

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.

QB VII is a TV mini-series set in post-war Europe, following the story of a doctor accused of war crimes during World War Two. It revolves around a courtroom trial and explores themes of reflection, Nazism, and the Holocaust.

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.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao Tsetung established a system of labor camps for systematic repression, known as Laogai, an abbreviation for "Reform Through Labor". In such camps, forced labor and physical and mental torture were used to bring about a so-called mental reform, re-education in the spirit of the Chinese Communist Party. Millions of Chinese were affected. Many were executed. In hundreds of camps, the Party took advantage of the prisoners' free labor to build the economy. Self-criticism and denunciation were often the only way to escape martyrdom. Successive waves of purges culminated in the Cultural Revolution, which saw massive human rights abuses, political assassinations, massacres, and exiles in remote parts of the country. Using unreleased archive footage, the documentary tells the story of the invention, development and improvement of China's totalitarian system of surveillance and repression up to the present day, never told before.

Six young Australians go to war, full of confidence and bravado. They land in Singapore in 1942, just in time for surrender. With 15,000 others, they are marched off to Changi prison camp. Together, the six boys survive three and a half years of incarceration. Almost sixty years later, the six prepare to get together for what may be their last hurrah.

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 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.

The Lost World of Communism is a three-part British documentary series which examines the legacy of Communism twenty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall. Produced by Peter Molloy and Lucy Hetherington, the series takes a retrospective look at life behind the Iron Curtain between 1945 and 1989, focusing on three countries in the Eastern Bloc - East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania. Through film and television footage and the personal recollections of those who lived in these countries, the series offers a glimpse of what daily life was like during the years of Communist rule. The Lost World of Communism debuted on BBC Two on Saturday 14 March 2009 at 9:00pm. There is also a book which accompanies the series.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

Stealing Cars is a drama about a teenager with an eidetic memory who ends up in a prison camp after stealing cars. After a mother-son reunion, the teenager gets involved in a police pursuit and faces the consequences of his actions. The movie also explores themes of self-harm, trust, and sobriety.

MacArthur is a biographical drama film that tells the story of General Douglas MacArthur and his significant role during the Korean War. The movie showcases MacArthur's military career, his strategies and decision-making, and his relationships with other key figures during the time of war. It highlights his leadership qualities and the challenges he faced in a war-torn nation.