Seymour Lvov, “el Suec”, és un exitós home de negocis amb una vida perfecta que veu com la seva estabilitat familiar perilla per la turbulenta situació política nord-americana de la dècada dels 60. La tempesta es desferma quan la seva filla Merry desapareix després de ser acusada de cometre un acte violent. Lvov es dedicarà a buscar-la i a reunir la família. Allò que descobreix remou els seus fonaments, forçant-lo a mirar més enllà de la superfície i afrontar el caos que està forjant el món al seu voltant: cap família americana tornarà a ser la mateixa.
Sud-àfrica, 1978. En Tim Jenkin i l'Stephen Lee són dos activistes polítics blancs del Congrés Nacional Africà. El règim de l'apartheid els empresona i tramen un pla per escapar de la infame presó de Pretòria.
Amèrica del Nord dels anys 50, als començaments del periodisme televisiu. Un prestigiós presentador de la CBS, Edward R. Murrow, manté disputes amb el senador McCarthy i la seva croada contra el comunisme.
All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro makes increasingly shocking discoveries that even he can't turn a blind eye to.
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
The gay son of a conservative senator who is also the poster boy for his father's re-election unknowingly befriends a gay activist bent on destroying the hypocritical campaign.
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lives of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family take different directions, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
Quan Fielding Mellish, un maldestre i tímid provador de productes és abandonat per la seva nòvia, la sensual i atractiva Nancy, decideix agafar-se unes vacances i es dirigeix a la petita república de San Marcos. Però l'únic que aconsegueix és veure's embolicat en una infinitat de divertitíssims embolics burocràtics al petit país que tenen com a teló de fons la guerrilla subversiva. Tot es complica encara més quan els rebels guerrillers prenen el poder i el seu líder es torna completament boig. Els seus propis companys prenen una decisió dràstica: canviar el líder per Mellish, creient que ell podrà salvar el país. Però la sort mai sembla estar del costat de Mellish i és segrestat pel F.B.I. que el sotmet a judici i l'acusa de subversiu.
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.
Un professor nord-americà jubilat viu una vida solitària al seu luxós palau de Roma. Té un enfrontament amb una vulgar marquesa italiana i els seus acompanyants: l'amant, la filla i el nuvi de la filla, i es veu obligat a llogar-los l'apartament de l'àtic del palau. La seva vida fins llavors rutinària es veurà sumida al caos per les maquinacions dels seus llogaters.
A drama focused on Norwegian society in the 1970s, an era politically influenced by Marxism and Leninism.
Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite her agency, depth and perspective, O’Connor’s unflinching refusal to conform means that she has often been patronized and unfairly dismissed as an attention-seeking pop star.
A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization (WTO) on television and at business conferences around the world.
How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war and political chaos.
The story of The Satanic Temple, a controversial movement that combines religion and activism with the apparent purpose of questioning the basic foundations of US society.
In a year of uprisings and political unrest, Stonebreakers documents the fights around monuments in the United States and explores the shifting landscapes of the nation's historical memory.
El 2 de març del 1974, el jove militant del Moviment Ibèric d'Alliberació, Salvador Puig Antich, va esdevenir l'últim pres polític executat a Espanya mitjançant el «garrot vil». Aquesta és la seva història i la dels intents desesperats de la seva família, companys i advocats, per evitar-ne l'execució.
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.
TV reporter Shivajirao gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day, after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his successful one-day stint, he attempts to get back to his normal life, but it is not as easy as he thought it to be, with the lives of his near and dear ones now in danger on account of his honesty.
Underground is a 1976 documentary film about the Weathermen, founded as a militant faction of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), who fought to overthrow the U.S. government during the 1960s and 1970s. The film consists of interviews with members of the group after they went underground and footage of the anti-war and civil rights protests of the time. It was directed by Emile de Antonio, Haskell Wexler and Mary Lampson, later subpoenaed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in an attempt to confiscate the film footage in order to gain information that would help them arrest the Weathermen. (Wikipedia)