Keyword: democracy

Borgen

8.5

2010

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A political drama about a prime ministers rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.

Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone

8.5

2022

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What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy.

Shifty

8.4

2025

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When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Living in Britain at the end of the 20th century.

Once Upon A Time in Venezuela

7

2020

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Villagers in the Venezuelan community of Lake Maracaibo fight against pollution, corruption and neglect to keep homes and way of life.

A Taxi Driver

8.2

2017

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A widowed father and taxi driver who drives a German reporter from Seoul to Gwangju to cover the 1980 uprising, soon finds himself regretting his decision after being caught in the violence around him.

Girls State

7.3

2024

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Follows 500 adolescent girls from all across Missouri as they come together for a week-long immersion in a sophisticated democratic laboratory, where they organize a Supreme Court to consider the most contentious issues of the day.

God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism

4.7

2024

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Looks at the implications of Christian Nationalism and how it distorts not only the constitutional republic, but Christianity itself.

Meeting Snowden

6.8

2017

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Russian hints that the country could hand over Americas most wanted whistle blower as a favor to Donald Trump place Edward Snowden in even greater danger than before. A secret meeting between global freedom and civil rights campaigners Snowden, Birgitta Jonsdottir and Larry Lessig turns into a freewheeling discussion about the future of democracy. Birgitta Jonsdottir has been a member of Icelands parliament since 2009. All her actions have been aimed at giving the people back their voice and opening up the parliamentary process and political decision-making. Larry Lessig is a Harvard law professor. He tirelessly denounces the influence of money in US politics and the way establishment elites collude to support each other against the public interest. The three activists agreed to be filmed during an extraordinary conversation about their ongoing struggles, the last bastions of democracy and the opportunities and choices still left to us. The questions they ask are fundamental. Can democracy be saved? What unites us? How can you tell when democracy has failed?

Primary

7.1

1960

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Cinéma vérité feature that follows presidential hopefuls John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey during the 1960 Wisconsin primary.

Mandela

6.9

1996

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Follows Nelson Mandela, from his early protests against racial discrimination, to his election as South Africas first Democratically elected leader.

1987: When the Day Comes

7.8

2017

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In 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.

Putin's Kiss

6.5

2011

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Masha Drokova joins Nashi, a Russian ultra nationalist youth group, at the age of 16 and rapidly ascends its ranks, famously garnering a medal and the opportunity to kiss Vladimir Putin. The film details her growing disillusion with the groups leaders and her falling in with the anti-Putin opposition, especially a journalist and blogger named Oleg Kashin, who gets brutally attacked.

The King's Choice

7.4

2016

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April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norways future will rest with the King.

When a City Rises

6

2021

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The protests in Hong Kong portrayed from the inside by young activists in a courageous film about an entire generations last chance for a democratic future.

The Corporation

8.1

2003

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Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.