Set in Turin, Italy in the late 19th century, The Organizer tells the story of a labor organizer who leads a strike in a textile factory. The film explores the struggles of the working class, the poor working conditions, and the fight for change.
Tristana, an orphaned young woman, is taken in by a wealthy older man who becomes her guardian. As she grows up, Tristana starts to yearn for freedom and explores her own desires. This leads to complicated male-female relationships, unrequited love, and societal clashes. Tristana's journey involves struggles with her physical disability, societal expectations, and personal independence.
Based upon the life of activist and trade unionist (and later MP) Sonja Davies. The film covers her life up to 1956, when, at age 33, she was elected to the Nelson Hospital Board. During this period she develops strong socialist beliefs, marries and divorces, at age 17 trains as a nurse, has a romance (and a child) with an American marine who is killed in WWII action. She battles tuberculosis and marries a former boyfriend when he returns from the war. She becomes part of a women's ill-fated campaign to save the Nelson railway line from closure and begins to be elected to political bodies.
A congressman's life is turned upside down when his secrets involving scandalous affairs, corruption, and murder are exposed. Set in 1970s Madrid, Spain, this movie delves into the dark side of politics and hidden lives.
The rebellious socialist Knut is subjected to a mental evaluation after he assaults a stranger on the street. Psychologist looking track Knuts aggression in childhood experiences while Knut himself sees them as a natural reaction to the class society's oppression.
In this documentary film, the Right To Work March of 1972 is captured, highlighting the struggles and demands of workers fighting for their rights. The march showcases the unity and determination of the participants, despite facing opposition and challenges. It sheds light on the issues of unemployment, social inequality, and the power dynamics between labor and capital. Through interviews and powerful visuals, the film provides an insight into the impact of collective action and the strength of solidarity.
When luxury invited itself to the paradise of socialism... For three decades, East Germany rewarded its exemplary citizens by putting them on a boat.
A biopic of an influential Serbian political activist, literary critic and philosopher. Svetozar Markovic developed an activist anthropological philosophy with a definite program of social change, which set foundations for socialist ideals in his homeland.
In 1919, at the end of the Great War, Don Giovanni Minzoni returns to his parish in Argenta, in the province of Ferrara, wants to reorganize the social and cultural life of the community and tries to bring the rural children together into the old recreation center. The socialists, led by Natale Gaiba, the city councilor, openly show their disdain for Don Minzoni and his Church. After some time, anyhow, the relations with the socialists seem to begin, starting a relationship based on understanding and collaboration. At the same time another political force, modern and unexpected, makes its entrance into history and into the small village of Argenta. Fascism is taking hold in the cities and in the countryside throughout Italy, and even in Argenta the first riots and attacks begin…
The 2021 Duma elections made Mikhail Lobanov a recognizable Moscow politician. The 37-year-old mathematician, lecturer at the Moscow State University, has long been involved in social activities: ten years ago he opposed political agitation at the university, participated in the creation of an independent association of university employees to protect their rights, and was almost fired for his activism. In 2021 elections, Lobanov ran for the Communist Party (he is not a member of the party, calls himself a democratic socialist) and waged a powerful grassroots campaign against the pro-government candidate, TV presenter Yevgeny Popov.
Jin Song Rim strives to turn her humble mountain hometown of Pyokgye-ri into a model socialist village.
A wheeler-dealer, involved in leisure issues, promotes and markets his business. He works smoothly and manipulate the environment and manage to make a career in the Swedish leisure research department.
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