Movies and TvShows featuring "street-demonstration" theme.

In The Yards, an ex-con named Leo returns to his old neighborhood in Queens, New York City, and gets involved in a web of corruption and crime. He is manipulated by his stepfather and ends up being framed for a murder he did not commit. Leo must navigate the dangerous world of corrupt politicians, mobsters, and street demonstrations to clear his name and stay alive.

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom is a gripping documentary that chronicles the Ukrainian Revolution of 2013-2014, when thousands of protesters took to the streets of Kyiv to demand political freedom and an end to corruption. The film explores the violent clashes between the protesters and the police, capturing the bravery and determination of the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom.

After the loss of her husband, a doctor travels to Burma and becomes involved in the country's political unrest. Along the way, she encounters danger, escapes from dictatorship, and discovers inner strength.

The Battle of Chile: Part I is a documentary film that explores the political events and social upheaval in Chile during the 1970s. It focuses on the rise of Salvador Allende, the right-wing terror attacks, and the eventual coup d'etat that led to a dictatorship.

In Good Old Daze, a group of high school friends come together again after several years. The story is told through flashbacks as they reminisce about their wild high school days, including skipping school, drug abuse, and demonstrations. The film explores themes of friendship, nostalgia, and the challenges of adulthood.

Vincere is a powerful biographical drama that takes place in Italy during the early 20th century. It follows the intense story of a woman's struggle and her ultimate sacrifice in the face of political turmoil and personal tragedy. With a gripping plot and compelling characters, Vincere captivates its audience from start to finish.

In 1930s Spain, a young Irish governess falls in love with a rich Spanish soldier amidst the turbulent political climate of fascism. As the country is on the brink of civil war, the protagonist navigates her way through wealthy and privileged families, sexual predators, and unrequited love, ultimately sacrificing herself for the ones she cares about.

The Great White Hope is a powerful drama that tells the story of a black boxer's struggle against racial prejudice. Set in the early 1900s, the film follows the life of Jack Jefferson, a talented boxer who becomes the first African American heavyweight champion. However, his success is met with hostility and racism, and he must navigate the challenges of a society that refuses to accept him. As Jefferson fights for his place in the boxing world, he also discovers love and confronts the harsh realities of the time.

It all began when camcorders replaced cameras. Making TV programs then became within everyone's reach. Jean-Lou, Yasmina, Victor, Clara, Adonis, and the others didn't only want to create their own television channel, they above all wanted to make a revolution. Thus Télé Gaucho was born, as anarchic and provocative as the main channels were conformist and reactionary. Five years of mayhem, brutal pirate TV demonstrations, drunken parties, and thwarted love.. And that was my idyllic interlude.

Opening at the funeral mass for Mikel, we flashback to those that played a part in Mikel's life and death; his estranged wife, his traditional Basque mother, a female impersonator and friend to Mikel in his coming out, and even the local priest.

Köşeyi Dönen Adam is a comedy-drama movie from 1978. The story revolves around a man who suddenly becomes rich after inheriting a large diamond from his uncle. As he climbs up the social ladder, he starts acting hypocritically and forgetting his old friends. However, a strike and a trade union leader challenge his newfound wealth and force him to confront his own hypocrisy.

A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois.

The story unfolds in Bilbao. Rocío (Emma Suárez), is in love with Mario (Antonio Banderas), a free rider with a lot of face that, to top it all, is partner of the business of her father, Domingo (Francisco Rabal) with whom she maintains incestuous relations. When Domingo passes away, both Mario and Rocío's mother have to put to the front of the business, finishing with the inheritance that could receive Rocío. In the midst of her frustration, a young business worker, secretly in love with Rocío, will try to have the legacy of her father end up in the hands of his rightful heiress.

Mordant, self-aware, freighted with sensitivity toward Chile’s problem, wary of caricature, disposed toward consciousness of human fallibility, it is a deft blend of fiction and documentary set in the tumultuous days leading up to the election of Salvador Allende in 1970.

Over the course of two years, filmmaker Jamie Roberts meets those spreading extremist Islamic fundamentalism in Britain, including a bouncy castle salesman who is now one of the world's most wanted men.

Magazine writer Ann Mason infiltrates the United Defenders, a public service organization which is actually a front for racketeers. But a case of amnesia threatens to blow her cover.

In 1930 in Moscow, USSR. the Soviet government puts a group of top rank economists and engineers on trial, accusing them of plotting a coup d'état. The charges are fabricated and the punishment, if convicted, is death.

Bringing Down a Dictator is a documentary that tells the inspiring story of the Serbian people's nonviolent struggle against the oppressive regime of Slobodan Milosevic. Through mass protests, strikes, and independent media, the citizens of Serbia were able to bring about change and democracy.

The director creates a parallel of thirty years of her life (mid-1980s to 2012) and the evolution of her country, Greece. The loss of her lover, revived in archive photographs and 8 mm movies, is the background for her despair facing contemporaneous Greece, seen by her in the streets and viewed on television broadcasts from American and Russian channels.