Movies and TvShows featuring "self-torture" theme.

Daughters of Eve is set in a poverty-stricken village, where a woman seeks revenge for the abuse she suffered. The story takes a dark turn when she resorts to violent tactics, leading to carnage and suffering. The film explores themes of sexuality, religion, and betrayal.

A group of strangers find themselves locked in a house and become involuntary experiment subjects for a sadistic individual. They are subjected to various forms of torture and must find a way to escape this nightmare.

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen is a biographical drama that explores the life of Hildegard von Bingen, a nun in 12th-century Germany. The movie depicts her spiritual connection, her role as a spiritual advisor, and her struggles with the patriarchal society of the time. It showcases her beliefs, her moral struggles, and her contributions to German history.

Safe Passage follows the lives of a dysfunctional family as they navigate through various challenges and obstacles. Set in Utah, the movie explores the themes of pain, worry, and unhappiness. The story revolves around the Cartwright family, led by a US Marine veteran, who must come together and support each other during a time of crisis. With elements of drama and reflection, Safe Passage depicts the complexities of family dynamics and the resilience that can be found in the face of adversity.

White Lightnin' is a biographical drama-thriller that follows the story of Jeremiah, a tap-dancing hillbilly from Appalachia. Jeremiah, plagued by his troubled past, gets caught up in a web of drugs, alcoholism, and violence. Determined to seek vengeance, he embarks on a music tour that leads him into a downward spiral of huffing, escape into the woods, and sadistic torture. As he becomes a killer and a cop pursues him, Jeremiah's journey takes a dark and twisted turn.

A young man suffering from significant childhood trauma believes there are portals to the darkness around him that can be accessed through extreme self-mutilation. He locks himself in his home and proceeds to perform acts to summon the Goddess Ishtar to help him cross over to the other side.

An actress of political torture movies made by her husband has to finish his latest film and arrange a screening for distributors while the husband, who is also secretly an anarchist revolutionary, is away for some resistance operation.

This film, dramatizing Weininger's life, is an adaptation of the 1982 play Soul of a Jew by Israeli writer Joshua Sobol. Weininger's last despondent hours are depicted in a dramatic furioso. His whole life passes by like distorted images in a mirror. The young genius fights a desperate battle against time, his fellow men - and against himself.