Movies and TvShows featuring "wading-across-a-river" theme.

In 19th-century Southern USA, Harriet Tubman, an African-American woman, escapes from slavery and becomes a leader in the Underground Railroad, helping other slaves achieve freedom. Facing danger and pursuing justice, she fights against the institution of slavery during the American Civil War.

A rich heiress escapes her father's yacht and buys a bus ticket to New York. She meets a reporter who offers to help her in exchange for exclusive rights to her story. They pretend to be husband and wife to avoid suspicion and encounter various obstacles along the way. Ultimately, they fall in love and overcome the challenges to be together.

Set during World War II, a group of American soldiers embark on a dangerous rescue mission to save their fellow soldiers from the brutal Japanese prison camp.

In 1940, a Jewish refugee struggles to survive in Nazi-occupied Prague, facing denunciations, police persecution, and the need to cross borders to secure temporary visas. As the war intensifies, the refugee experiences the horrors of internment camps and the constant threat of deportation. The story depicts the resilience of the human spirit amidst the rise of anti-Semitism and fascism.

1959. Guilty of a double-murder, a man is beheaded. At the bottom of the basket that just welcomed it, the head of the dead man tells his story: everything was going so well! Admired priest, great lover - his earthly paradise seemed to have no end. Inspired by a scandal surrounding the Priest of Uruffe in the 1950s.

Kiplingesque tale of British forces in 19th-century India.

Beyond the Hill is a drama mystery movie set in a rural area, where a family feud leads to a series of escalating violence and paranoia. The story revolves around a father who becomes obsessed with the ownership rights of land and the consequences that follow. The movie explores themes of family relationships, revenge, and the impact of violence in a close-knit community.

A young Spanish couple want to be together, but are hindered by the girl's parents. They try a ruse to get a chance to be alone, but it is discovered. The young man then decides to resort to more daring methods.

Amangol (Altinay Ghelich Taghani) is the eldest daughter in a poor rural family. To help support them, her head is shaven and begins work as a boy named Aman in an isolated carpet weaving shop. The girls who work there are beaten by the owner, as is Aman, toiling at the loom until their hands bleed. As a male apprentice, he supervises the girls and lives in the shop, locked in and isolated.