Movies and TvShows featuring "shabby" theme.

A maverick detective constable in a shabby police station in northern England solves gritty murder mysteries with his unorthodox methods, all while dealing with personal issues as a widower.

Christiane is a teenager living in West Berlin who becomes addicted to heroin and turns to prostitution to support her addiction. She navigates the dark underworld of the city, experiencing the highs and lows of drug use and the dangers of the lifestyle. The story highlights the effects of addiction on youth and the desperate measures they take to survive.

All the Way Boys is a 1972 action-comedy film about two friends, Sal and Vince, who embark on an adventure to recover a priceless gem in Peru. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles, including dangerous jungle adventures, airplane crashes, knife fights, and deceitful schemes. The duo must use their cunning and friendship to outsmart the kingpin and his exploitative schemes while dodging piranhas and other perils.

This Is England '90 is a TV mini-series that explores the lives and struggles of a group of young individuals in England during the 1990s. The story revolves around their experiences with crime, drugs, racism, and the changing cultural landscape of the time. It delves into the challenges faced by the protagonists as they navigate their way through a shabby, yet vibrant, world filled with joy, heartbreak, and personal growth.

Belfast is a powerful coming-of-age drama set in the 1960s, following a young boy growing up in the midst of the Troubles in Belfast. The film explores themes of intolerance, bigotry, and religious persecution as the protagonist navigates through the shabby streets of Belfast. Against the backdrop of exploding cars, rubber bullets, and tear gas, the boy witnesses the social decay and narrow-mindedness prevalent in the divided city. As violence escalates and riots break out, he must find a way to protect his family and maintain his own innocence.

In post-Soviet Russia, a man seeks revenge against his abusive brother, dragging a dead body and constructing homemade weapons along the way.

Donbass is a black comedy that takes a satirical look at the Russian occupation in the Donbass region of Ukraine. The film explores the absurdity and chaos of war through interconnected vignettes, highlighting the societal dysfunction and moral decay brought about by the conflict. It delves into the themes of corruption, hypocrisy, and injustice prevalent in war-torn Eastern Ukraine.

Scum is a hard-hitting drama that depicts the harsh reality of life inside a British borstal. It follows a young boy who struggles to survive in a violent and oppressive environment, facing bullying, humiliation, and racism. The film explores themes of power, corruption, and the dehumanizing effects of the prison system.

After witnessing her parent’s death, May develops a condition that renders her unconscious every time she steps on land. Her grandfather, Tuha, shelters her in a lake house. Branded cursed by her village, May is determined to reclaim her life on solid ground.

The Birthday Party is a dark comedy about a reclusive musician who is caught in a psychological game at his birthday party. As the day progresses, he becomes the victim of psychological abuse and torture by a sinister couple. The film explores themes of insanity, violence, and ambiguity, while also delving into the complexities of human relationships.

Anne-Laure Bonnel, a young director and mother of a French family, decides to accompany Alexander, a father of Ukrainian family, to the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine in a pro-Russian zone. At the heart of the war, she captures the terrible images of a deadly conflict and an unprecedented humanitarian disaster.

A story from the very center of events about the birth of a new country, the Donetsk People's Republic. Filming took place over six weeks from April to May 2014. The camera follows 300 revolutionaries who took over the building of the Regional State Administration in the center of Donetsk and declared the independence of the region. The revolutionaries see themselves as the saviors of their people from the bloodthirsty fascist government based in Kyiv. This is a story about how to make a revolution and what happens after that when you get the power. The heroes of the film are Andrei ("Lenin"), who leaves home and mother to change history; the speaker of the new government, Vladimir, and the head of the internal anti-corruption security service, whose task is to capture and interrogate traitors, fascists and enemies of the Revolution. When the heroes believed they had won, their fates abruptly changed course.

After World War II, a lot of people, who lived in the eastern parts of the Third Reich had to be relocated. One of them is Hugo Starosta (Martin Held) with his family. They live in a fortress. Hugo is unemployed, his children don't seem to like school, but somehow they managa to get through.

Set in Hamburg's “Hell's Kitchen,” a waterfront milieu of gangsters, pimps, dealers and prostitutes, the story follows the attempts of an ex-seaman first to insinuate himself into the scene, and then to extricate himself from it. He becomes a small-time pimp, sending his naive girlfriend out onto the streets thinking she is financing their middle-class future. When he becomes involved with an old pal, Nil, he increases his criminal portfolio. But when he steals Nil's girlfriend and things heat up, he leaves for his sister's middle-class home in Berlin, where his attempts to fit in are doomed from the start. Returning to Hamburg, he starts a rapid decline that delivers him into the waiting arms of Nil, whose revenge is merciless.

Two youth gangs of the low class generation in the '80s fight in a war. The "Sharks" and "Council" defend their territories with their lives. Violence, hatred and brutality are commonplace soundtracked by thrash metal music. As the conflict grows, it comes to the final battle: a man-versus-man duel for Richy, the leader of the "Sharks".

Rückfälle is a 1977 movie that tells the story of a man's battle with alcoholism and the impact it has on himself and his relationships. The film portrays the hopelessness, gravity, and social problems associated with alcohol addiction. The protagonist's relapses and his spiraling life portray the shabby reality of his situation.