Movies and TvShows featuring "state-of-siege" theme.

In 1883, a British general leads an invading army to Khartoum, Sudan, facing resistance from the Sudanese forces. The film depicts the epic battle and the last stand of the British forces.

The Dancer Upstairs is a political thriller set in an unnamed Latin American country, where a police detective named Agustín Rejas is investigating a series of crimes committed by a group of guerilla revolutionaries known as the Sendero Luminoso. As Rejas gets closer to capturing the group's leader, he must also navigate the political turmoil of his country and confront his own personal demons.

State of Siege follows the events surrounding a kidnapping in Uruguay during the state of siege imposed by the military government. As a siege mentality develops in the country, an American official joins forces with local police to uncover the truth behind the abduction and the oppressive regime. With themes of dictatorship, guerrilla warfare, and undercover operations, the movie explores the fight against fascism and the corrupting influence of capitalism.

When the Government decide to build a Festival of Britain exhibition site, everything goes to plan, all except the fact that the main road and the pedestrian subway into the site, are blocked by a little corner shop, which is owned and run by a Mr. Lord and his family. When the Lords refuse to be bought off, and decline the compensation offered by the authorities. the police and the bailiffs try to evict them, only to come under fire from the family, who have barricaded themselves inside the shop.

After a robbery gone awry, a young man breaks into an apartment and takes a wheelchair bound girl hostage.