Movies and TvShows featuring "southern-reconstruction" theme.

Set in Alabama in the year 1880, 'Another Part of the Forest' explores the themes of prejudice, lies, and family relationships. The story unfolds in the aftermath of the Civil War, during the time of Southern Reconstruction. The March and Eldridge families, who belong to the privileged class, navigate their complicated dynamics and dark family secrets. Prejudices, greed, jealousy, and the presence of the Ku Klux Klan add to the already tense atmosphere. As the plot progresses, the characters' relationships, including mother-daughter, husband-wife, father-son, and brother-sister, get tangled in a web of deceit and betrayal. The story is based on a stage play and offers a glimpse into the Victorian era.

The Sound and the Fury is a Southern Gothic drama set in Mississippi during the post-American Civil War era. The story revolves around a dysfunctional family, their struggles with mental illness, financial difficulties, and deep-seated family pride. It explores themes of betrayal, coming-of-age, and the impact of the Southern culture on its inhabitants.

On April 12th, 1864, at an insignificant little fort, several hundred black Union soldiers fought a hopeless battle against a Confederate general who was destined to become the first Grand Wizard of the KKK. This battle had a domino effect, trickling down the long road of history. Today, it is just a footnote in most history books; however, no other event of the Civil War has had such a profound impact on the twentieth century, especially on American culture.

A few months after the end of the civil war, Major Drango is sent as military governor in a southern small town, whose citizens he must face the obstility.

In 19th-century New York, a con artist and peddler rises to fame and fortune as he navigates the world of high finance, love, and tragedy.