Movies and TvShows featuring "social-movement" theme.

Germinal is a dramatic film set in the late 1800s during the industrial revolution in France. It follows the struggles of a group of coal miners as they face oppressive working conditions, poverty, and social unrest. The story focuses on Etienne Lantier, a mechanic who joins the miners in their fight for better rights and living conditions. Along the way, he becomes involved in a forbidden romance and witnesses the harsh realities of the mining industry. Germinal explores themes of class struggle, inequality, and the power of collective action.

Muhammad Ali (2021) is a TV mini-series that chronicles the extraordinary life of the legendary boxer and social activist. Spanning his rise to fame as a professional boxer, his outspoken stance on social issues, and his enduring impact on American history, this documentary provides a comprehensive look into the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali.

Period. End of Sentence. is a documentary that sheds light on the social stigma surrounding menstruation in India, emphasizing the challenges faced by women due to religious discrimination, social taboos, and lack of access to feminine hygiene products. The film also explores the impact of this stigma on girls' education, female independence, and overall public health.

The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel is a documentary that delves into the power and control that corporations have over various aspects of society, including politics, economics, and the environment. It exposes the manipulation, hypocrisy, and malfeasance of big business, as well as the devastating consequences of their actions such as ecological disasters and economic inequality. The film also highlights the rise of political activism and social movements that challenge corporate power and advocate for democracy, justice, and equality. With a focus on topics like corporate greed, surveillance capitalism, and the fossil fuel industry, The New Corporation sheds light on the urgent need to address and counter the influence of corporations in our world.

Sambizanga is a powerful drama set in Angola during the colonial period. The film follows a man who becomes involved in the liberation movement and the struggles he faces against police violence, terrorism, and secret organizations. It explores themes of race relations, human rights, and the fight for freedom.

A journalist reports on the social movement and political debate during the Paris Commune of 1871, highlighting the suppression, massacre, and brutality faced by the working class.

A TV journalist must navigate corruption, murder, and a social movement as she investigates a private hospital and tries to save her kidnapped husband. Based on a true story.

Whose Streets? is a documentary that examines the Ferguson uprising in 2014, following the police shooting of Michael Brown. It provides an inside look at the protests and the community's response to police violence.

Three families struggle to find their true selves and their soulmates in a world full of expectations, pressure and obstacles. Inspired by real events, this film shows how they pursue their dreams and potential without losing themselves.

In 'Can't Get You Out of My Head', director Adam Curtis delves into the complex history of power dynamics, consumerism, and political revolutions through a thought-provoking exploration of events in the United States, Britain, China, and beyond. The series investigates the rise and fall of empires, the impact of technology and high-tech promises, and the influence of global politics on society. Through archive footage and insightful commentary, Curtis sheds light on the interconnectedness of world history and the forces that shape our present reality.

While much of the world struggles to keep the planet going, a frighteningly large group of American fundamentalist Christians are working to promote the apocalypse. The evangelical movement is convinced that they will be saved when Jesus appears in the state of Israel on horseback and, with a sword raised to heaven, kills the infidels so that the blood reaches the horses’ bridles. Natural fires, corona, wars and crises are evidence that the time is nigh. But for the prophecies to be realized, the state of Israel has to grow stronger, so they provide huge financial support and are so far inside the White House that they help influence US foreign policy.

COINTELPRO 101 exposes the covert program carried out by the FBI and other agencies to infiltrate and disrupt political movements in the United States. It sheds light on the tactics used, such as surveillance, infiltration, and misinformation, to suppress dissent and intimidate activists. The documentary also explores the impact of these tactics on marginalized groups and their fight for justice and equality.

The political evolution in Chile seeing from three different times: 1937, 1947 and 1970. A film that shows how a revolution cannot be accomplished by electoral means, and how the wealthy class will always attempt to destroy that revolution, with the help of the armed forces, as soon as their privileges are threatened.

The day his bank refuses to finance him, Georges will do everything he can to save his shipyard and his employees.

A state topper from a lower caste goes missing after an upper caste cop picks him up for questioning. What has happened to him?

As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma.

More than twenty years after Vladimir Putin came to supreme power in Russia on May 7, 2000, Russian society is deeply divided. A young, modern generation opposes the growing repression by the regime, which still retains the support of many members of previous generations. Who are these ordinary citizens who dream of living in a different Russia? What price will they have to pay to achieve the freedom and justice they so desire?

In Adios Amor, the discovery of lost photographs sparks the search for a hero that history forgot—Maria Moreno, a migrant mother driven to speak out by her twelve children’s hunger. Years before Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta launched the United Farm Workers, Maria picked up the only weapon she had—her voice—and became an outspoken leader in an era when women were relegated to the background. The first farm worker woman in America to be hired as a union organizer, Maria’s story was silenced and her legacy buried—until now.

Who are the people behind the international anti-Covid-vaccine movement and why are they doing it? This journey inside the astonishing world of the anti-vaxxers finds out.