På den idylliske kostskole Halisham mødes Kathy, Tommy og Ruth som børn. Skønt Kathy og Tommy synes skabt for hinanden, er det den mere udfarende Ruth, der bliver kæreste med Tommy - en ubalance, som deres lille treenighed aldrig helt ryster af sig. Efterhånden som vennerne vokser op og må forlade skolen, indser de, at deres skæbner er beseglede, og at de er dømt til at dø i en ung alder ...

Irland i 60'erne. Margrets synd er, at hun bliver voldtaget af sin fætter, Bernadettes at hun er smuk og Roses at hun er ugift mor. De tre placeres mod deres vilje i et kloster og behandles som slaver. Reglerne i klostret er meget strenge, pigerne skal knokle 364 dage om året og udover det hårde arbejde bliver de sultet, pryglet og ydmyget på de værst tænkelige måder.

Da Aung San Suu Kyi er 3 år gammel, bliver hendes far, en burmesisk general og folkehelt, dræbt. Som voksen stifter Suu Kyi familie i England, men hun rejser tilbage til fødelandet for at tage kampen op mod diktaturet. Da hun vinder en jordskredssejr i Burmas første demokratiske valg, beslutter militærregimet at give Suu Kyi 15 års husarrest og forbyde hendes familie at rejse ind i landet.

I oktober 2015 brød natklubben Colectiv i Bukarest i brand. 27 mennesker døde, og 180 kom alvorligt til skade. Men katastrofen skulle vise sig at være endnu større. For da journalisterne på en lokal sportsavis kaster sig over sagen, viser den rumænske sundhedssektor og socialdemokratiske regering sig at være involveret. Alexander Nanau har skabt et hæsblæsende portræt af korrumperede magthavere og idealistiske journalister, der nærmest er trådt ud af film som ‘Spotlight’ og ‘The Insider’, og som nægter at give op, før historien er ude.

The Diary of a Sky unfolds an atmospheric symphony of violence over Beirut, revealing the haunting fusion of incessant Israeli military flights and the hum of generators during blackouts. This 45-minute video essay plunges viewers into a chilling chronicle of daily life transformed by the weaponization of the air, where the terror of repeated incursions becomes a disconcertingly banal backdrop.

A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.

Mother Teresa, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, is considered one of the greatest humanitarians of modern times. Her selfless commitment changed hearts, lives and inspired millions throughout the world. The Letters, as told through personal letters she wrote over the last 40 years of her life, reveal a troubled and vulnerable women who grew to feel an isolation and an abandonment by God.

When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege.

Sorn, an ethnic Shan sex worker, tries to build a future in Chiang Mai, Thailand, as a refugee far from home, but he is drawn into a complex relationship with one client, an investigator probing a political activist.

A documentary that tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men in a loving and committed relationship — a relationship that was cut tragically short by a misstep off the side of a roof.

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently trampled by the white power structure, in general, and the local branch of the KKK. The story follows the formation of local black men, particularly ex-war veterans who after the struggles become too overbearing organizes the group, "Deacons for defense", an all-black defense group dedicated to patrolling the black section of town and protecting its residents from the more violent aspects of "white backlash."

A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.

På det underjordiske hospital 'The Cave' i den belejrede syriske by Ghouta arbejder den kvindelige børnelæge dr. Amani og hendes kolleger. Med livet som indsats forsøger de hver dag at redde så mange liv som muligt blandt de mange syge og slemt tilredte krigsofre, ofte helt unge børn og babyer. Samtidig forsøger de at indgyde håb og optimisme hos de mange patienter. 'The Cave' har vundet to Emmy's, Robertprisen og har været nomineret til en Oscar.

Three hours outside of Addis Ababa, a bright 14-year-old girl is on her way home from school when men on horses swoop in and kidnap her. The brave Hirut grabs a rifle and tries to escape, but ends up shooting her would-be husband. In her village the practice of abduction into marriage is common and one of Ethiopia’s oldest traditions. Meaza Ashenafi, an empowered and tenacious young lawyer, arrives from the city to represent Hirut and argue that she acted in self defense. Meaza boldly embarks on a collision course between enforcing civil authority and abiding by customary law, risking the ongoing work of her women’s legal aid practice to save Hirut’s life.

During the Nazi regime, there was widespread persecution of homosexual men, which started in 1871 with the Paragraph 175 of the German Penal Code. Thousands were murdered in concentration camps. This powerful and disturbing documentary, narrated by Rupert Everett, presents for the first time the largely untold testimonies of some of those who survived.

In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents lived in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years – until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city.

"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.

Born in the small-town of Kutch, Rashmi overcomes all societal barriers to become a national-level athlete. But her glory is hindered when she is asked to undergo a gender test.

A powerful set of stories of “righteous persons” taking action along the U.S.-Mexico border, motivated by moral conviction and compassion. "Borderland" shows how courageous actions can lead to political mobilization and the defense of human rights in the face of hate and discrimination.

A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due to the competing interests of the many factions in presence and those of the foreign powers.