Keyword: political activism

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

8.3

2018

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In this weekly show, the former Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj brings his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to explore the larger grim trends shaping our fragmented world.

Years and Years

8.5

2019

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As Britain slowly turns into a dictatorship throughout the years, the lives of a typical busy family from Manchester converge on one crucial night in 2019.

American Pastoral

6.4

2016

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An All-American college star and his beauty queen wife watch their seemingly perfect life fall apart as their daughter joins the turmoil of 60s America.

Escape from Pretoria

9

2020

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Based on the real-life prison break of two political captives, Escape From Pretoria is a race-against-time thriller set in the tumultuous apartheid days of South Africa.

The Trial of the Chicago 7

6.8

2020

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The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Snake Eyes

6.1

1998

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A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

7.7

2005

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Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Simón

8.4

2018

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A young Venezuelan freedom fighter seeks asylum in the United States, but his heart remains in the fight back home.

Nothing Compares

7.6

2022

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Following the career of singer Sinéad OConnor through her rise to fame and how her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream.

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?

The Best of Youth

8.5

2003

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An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Poverty, Inc.

7.6

2014

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From Toms Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore.

For People in Trouble

6.8

2023

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Two people fall in love as the world is falling apart.

The New Greatness Case

5.7

2022

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The New Greatness Case offers remarkable access to a group of young Russians entrapped by the secret service, resulting in unjust trials and prison sentences - echoing the intensified crackdown on dissent and free expression in Russia we see on the news every day. As we are witnessing the intensified crackdown on dissent and free expression in Russia, The New Greatness Case brings you into the life of young Russians caught in the crossfire. Anya was an ordinary teenager, discussing Russian politics and social issues on the internet with a group of friends, when a secret agent joined their chat group and rented them a meeting space - pushing them towards direct physical action. Police storm their homes to arrest and jail the teens, accusing them of plotting to overthrow the government and fabricating charges of extremism. Three years later, Anyas mother, continuing her desperate fight to prove her daughters innocence, has transformed from a loyal follower of Vladimir Putin to a hunger-strike enacting political activist. With hidden camera footage, and an intimate relationship with the protagonists, director Anna Shishova shows the complete repression of present-day Russia, and how young, free-thinking people, are seen as a threat to the government.