Movies and TvShows featuring "repressive-systems" theme.

The Monopoly of Violence is a documentary that delves into the world of political violence and civil unrest in France, specifically focusing on the Yellow Vest movement and the police brutality that ensued. Through gripping real footage and interviews, the film highlights the sociological aspects of protests, the fear of the police, and the impact of viral videos in exposing human rights violations.

By exploring the relationship between the watched and the watching, our film uncovers the trauma and hope engendered by the Chinese all-surveilling state and lends a voice to those that stand in resilient defiance of such blatant abuse of power.

The Favela Pacification Program was launched in 2008 to reduce crime and drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In April 2015 however, police shot and killed 10-year old Eduardo in Complexo do Alemão, causing uproar in that community. Alemão and other pacified communities began to realise that the program had become the very thing it was designed to destroy. Taking place in the build to the 2016 Olympic Games, this is the side of Rio that you have never seen before.