Movies and TvShows featuring "urban-survival" theme.

Invasion is a thrilling sci-fi movie set in a dystopian future where aliens have invaded Earth. The film follows a group of survivors as they navigate the challenges of living in a world dominated by extraterrestrial beings. Through their journey, they grapple with themes of survival, compassion, and the complexities of human-alien relationships.

Attraction is a sci-fi movie that takes place in Moscow, where an alien spaceship crash-lands, causing chaos and panic among the city's residents. As the authorities try to contain the situation, a teenage girl finds herself drawn to one of the humanoid aliens, leading to a unique relationship that challenges societal norms. Amidst the destruction and fear, compassion and love emerge as key themes in the face of an otherworldly threat.

FLYIN' CUT SLEEVES, completed in 1993, portrays street gang presidents in the Bronx. Their world was the streets, set against a backdrop of uprooted families, cultural alienation, drugs and violence. Neighborhood teenagers responded by organizing into street groups known to the members as "families", but labeled in the most alarming terms as violent gangs by the press. The documentation of these lives over a twenty-year period offers a remarkable perspective on life in the ghetto (spanning four generations), and the means that people devise to cope from the time that they are children to when they serve as parents and role models for a new generation.

In an increasingly technologically advanced world, only the bravest dare to live life in a simpler way. In this masterpiece, Carlos, better known as "Legendboy", documents his thrilling journey from his quarters to his friends' house, recounting all the ups and downs and unique moments along the way. Special commentary by "Morais".

After his wife passes away, the ailing Akbar marries Tina, a widow. Akbar’s illness makes him lose his job so Tina has to work in a garment factory. Akbar’s effort to find a job is fruitless and he passes away shortly after. His three children Mimi, Memet, and Ayu cannot stand their stepmother’s fickleness. They leave quietly to find the family of their biological mother. This is not easy since they don’t have her address. They work at any job to survive - housemaid, shoe shiner, parking boy etc. One day they meet John who buys and sells used newspapers. Mimi and Memet are given a small business of selling ice and pastries. Then Memed accidently takes the wrong train but fortunately, a rich man adopts him. However, Memed returns home as he misses his younger siblings. The reunion is short since Ayu passes away.