Movies and TvShows featuring "violence-against-women" theme.
La Doña is a drama TV show set in Mexico, following the story of a powerful and vindictive businesswoman who seeks revenge and justice in a corrupt society. The show explores themes of manipulation, deception, violence, and desire, with elements of romance and soap opera.
Isabel and Diego, two complete strangers, must assume the identity of a married couple in order to flee the state of Sonora.
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel. The film follows Alex's boyfriend and a friend as they search for her attacker and seek revenge. Throughout the film, various flashback scenes reveal the lead-up to the assault, including the dynamics between Alex, her boyfriend, and her ex-boyfriend. The movie ends with a scene of Alex in a park, unaware of the horrifying fate that awaits her. The powerful and disturbing film explores themes of revenge, violence, and the destructive nature of time.
Pull back the curtain on music mogul Sean Combs, and the allegations of violence and abuse kept quiet for years. This chilling chronicle redefines the music mogul and business titan everyone thinks they know.
The year is 1892 during an era of prosperous prostitution. This story reflects women's rights and female friendships when three women stand up and fight for their dreams whilst searching for a way to liberate themselves and redeem their human dignity. Kulap is a beautiful and talented sex worker full of courage and an unimaginable dream. Botan wants an ordinary life a man she loves, not an easy feat. Sold into the brothel, Thianyot dreams of being an ordinary girl who gets to study.
Ichi the Killer follows the story of Ichi, a sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer with an abusive childhood. When his boss is killed, Ichi goes on a mission to find his killer, crossing paths with Kakihara, a masochistic psychotic killer. The two engage in a violent and bloody battle, revealing dark secrets along the way.
In the 16th century, a sadistic shogun punishes and tortures individuals who go against his religious beliefs, resulting in extreme violence, bloodshed, and sexual abuse.
After a failed marriage proposal, John, a seemingly normal man, decides to become a serial killer. His pets, Garfeld and Odee, team up to stop him.
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of murders in London, uncovering a blackmail conspiracy and a femme fatale. With the help of his trusted partner Dr. John Watson, Holmes must unravel the mystery before more lives are lost.
Charisma Carpenter is the survivor of a real-life incident that she endured more than 20 years ago. The actress and two friends were swimming at San Diego's Torrey Pines State Beach in 1991 when they were violently attacked by an armed serial rapist. Carpenter fought for her survival after being held at gunpoint, but her two friends were both shot by the attacker. In the first episode of the series Charisma tells her story in raw emotional detail about what happened that night.
After years of enduring abuse from her husband, a woman decides to fight back and take control of her life.
Having found out that her brother-in-law, who killed her sister, is planning on fleeing the country, Dania decides to take justice into her own hands.
Kin is the President of KTK Corporation and is marrying his long time girlfriend of 7 years Ganok. On their wedding night, the bride goes to retrieve a wedding present that she had forgotten for her newly wedded husband. Tawan had just left the airport after finding out that her fiancé had been cheating for two years and is now breaking off their engagement. Moreover, they are expecting their first child. Tawan, hurt and heart-broken, walks home in the rain and while crossing the street was hit by a car driven by Ganok. Tawan was hospitalized. Ganok was later pronounced death. Kin was devastated that he had just lost the love of his life, and demanded to know who that person was that caused his wife's car accident. He later went to Tawan's hospital room and read the name on her ID tag. That name is now forever embedded in his mind and promised Ganok that he will seek revenge for her with the upmost satisfaction....
Short documentary about the lives of three girls and the women who rescued them from retrogressive cultural practices in their own Maasai community at the AIC Girls School and Rescue Center in Kajiado, Kenya. It is an intimate portrait of these women as they sacrifice everything to make a stand against female genital mutilation and early forced marriage happening within their own culture.
In 19th century France, an escaped convict seeks redemption while caring for a young woman whose mother he once protected, and aligning himself with a band of student revolutionaries.
After losing her husband, a woman escapes an abusive boyfriend and goes to live on her estranged father-in-law's Wyoming ranch. There, she forms a bond with her father-in-law, a retired rancher, as they both heal from their past traumas and learn to forgive.
In 1916, a mute woman living in a gothic mansion becomes the target of a serial killer. As she navigates through a night of dark and stormy events, she must unravel the secrets and confront her own psychological torment. With a police investigation underway, she finds herself falsely accused and must prove her innocence. The spiral staircase becomes both a physical and psychological obstacle in her journey to survive.
Beautiful Creatures is a dark comedy crime film that follows the story of a woman who becomes entangled in a dangerous scheme involving violence, murder, and deception. As she navigates through a web of lies and betrayal, she must find a way to survive and protect herself from those who seek to harm her.
Valentine is a horror film that revolves around a group of friends who are being targeted by a mysterious killer on Valentine's Day. As the body count rises, they must try to uncover the identity of the killer before they become the next victims.