OPPRESSION THEMED MOVIES

Star Wars
1977
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire....
Blood Diamond
2006
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men...
Raise the Red Lantern
1991
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wive...
The Last Castle
2001
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
The Empire of Izmer is a divided land: elite magicians called “mages” rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Emp...
Evil
2003
Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik fr...
No
2012
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on hi...
This Boy's Life
1993
When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go sou...
Animal Farm
1954
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution...
Detention
2019
In the 1960s, two classmates go looking for their missing friends and teachers, all of whom took part in an illegal book...
The Apocalypse
2004
While Emperor Domitian persecutes the Christians, the aged apostle John has prophetic visions.
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963
English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
Before Night Falls
2000
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo ...
Strike
1925
Workers in a factory in pre-revolutionary Russia go on strike and are met by violent suppression.
The True Cost
2015
Film from Andrew Morgan. The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
Thangalaan
2024
During the British rule, Thangalaan, a fierce tribal leader, and his tribe assist Lord Clement, a British General, to tr...
Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu
2017
Solomon Mahlangu is a Mamelodi township schoolboy-hawker who, after the events of June 16th joins the military wing of t...
Priceless
2016
James, down on his luck and desperate for some quick cash, agrees to drive a small truck across country. He soon realize...
Desert Dancer
2014
Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despi...
Born in Flames
1983
In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a f...