Movies and TvShows featuring "suppression" theme.

Douglas Quaid, a factory worker, visits a company called Rekall that implants fake memories. During the procedure, he discovers that he has real memories of being a spy and escapes. He then learns about a plot to invade the Colony and must recover a code from his memory with the help of the Resistance. Along the way, he meets a woman from his dreams, fights against the police, and ultimately defeats the villain and his forces.

In the midst of the 1905 Russian Revolution, the crew of the battleship Potemkin rebels against their oppressive officers, leading to a series of events that challenge the authority of the Imperial Russian Navy and ignite the social unrest in Odessa.

In a small village in Germany in 1914, strange and disturbing events disrupt the lives of its residents. As the mysteries unfold, secrets, cruelty, and repression come to light, revealing the dark underbelly of the seemingly idyllic village.

A devout Christian college student finds his faith challenged when he takes a philosophy class taught by an atheist professor. As the professor seeks to prove that God is dead, the student must defend his beliefs and take a stand for his faith.

A major political, historical, human and economic fact of the 20th century, the Gulag, the extremely punitive Soviet concentration camp system, remains largely unknown.

They’ve become the human face of inhuman barbarity. Leaders like Hitler, Idi Amin Dada, Stalin, Kim Jong Il, Saddam Hussein, Nicolae Ceausescu, Bokassa, Muammar Kadhafi, Khomeini, Mussolini and Franco governed their countries completely cut off from reality. These paranoid leaders were driven to abuse their power by the pathology of power itself. Dictators are driven by a relentless, thought-out determination to impose themselves as infallible, all-knowing and all-powerful beings. But they are also men ruled by their caprices, uncontrollable impulses, and reckless fits of frenzy, which paradoxically render them as human as anyone else. The abuses they committed were clearly atrocious, yet some of them were as outlandish as the characters portrayed in the film The Dictator. They sunk to depths worthy of Kafka: so incredibly absurd, they are outrageously funny.

During the Soviet occupation of Hungary in 1956, a man becomes infatuated with a woman and takes a bus journey through the country, encountering various challenges and obstacles along the way.

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

Romero is a biographical drama film that tells the true story of Archbishop Oscar Romero, a prominent figure in El Salvador's history. The movie explores his journey from a conservative priest to a renowned human rights advocate who fought against the oppressive government and social injustice in the country. Despite facing persecution and threats, Romero remains steadfast in his commitment to justice and becomes a symbol of hope for the oppressed citizens.

In the early 20th century, Michael Collins leads the Irish independence movement against British colonialism, engaging in political assassinations and guerrilla warfare. He becomes a key figure in the Irish Civil War, ultimately sacrificing his life for the cause.

The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories. It combines interview with famous U.S. militants of the '60s, such as Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, with reenactments of their Chicago trials (i.e., the "Chicago Eight," etc.). Other figures of cultural interest from the time, including Alan Ginsberg and Buckminster Fuller, are interviewed or featured. The filmmaker indicates his belief that powerful forces in the U.S. government worked together to suppress American radicals. This view, widely disbelieved at the time, has since been confirmed.

The Male Animal is a comedy film that revolves around a college professor who faces a political controversy while dealing with personal issues. The professor, Tommy Turner, is a former college football star player who now teaches English literature. His wife threatens to leave him because of his apathy towards their relationship. Meanwhile, a political controversy arises when a student's conservative parents object to a controversial play being performed at the college. Tommy must navigate through these challenges while also dealing with a love triangle and his own insecurities.

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.

Set in the 1950s in Czechoslovakia under communism, Larks on a String follows the lives of various individuals working in a scrapyard. The film explores themes of suppression, working-class struggles, and moral reformation. It is a dark-comedy that satirizes the social and political conditions of the time.

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media is a thought-provoking documentary that explores the impact of media manipulation and the power of propaganda. It delves into the work of renowned linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky, highlighting his analysis of how governments and media outlets shape public opinion. The film also examines the role of the media in perpetuating American imperialism and suppressing alternative narratives. Through compelling interviews and insightful research, Manufacturing Consent challenges viewers to critically evaluate the information they consume.

Are All Men Pedophiles? delves into the complex subject of pedophilia and challenges society's views on gender and sexuality.

Between 1933 and 1945 roughly 1200 films were made in Germany, of which 300 were banned by the Allied forces. Today, around 40 films, called "Vorbehaltsfilme", are locked away from the public with an uncertain future. Should they be re-released, destroyed, or continue to be neglected? Verbotene Filme takes a closer look at some of these forbidden films.

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for whistleblowers and the press. The film includes interviews with whistleblowers Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Franz Gayl and Thomas Tamm and award-winning journalists like David Carr, Lucy Dalglish, Glenn Greenwald, Seymour Hersh, Michael Isikoff, Bill Keller, Eric Lipton, Jane Mayer, Dana Priest, Tom Vanden Brook and Sharon Weinberger.