Here we've displayed a list of the best Political Unrest films : The Revolution Will Not Be Televised(2003), War and Peace(2002), Bombay(1995), Siberiade(1979), A Sense of Loss(1972), Machuca(2004), This Is Congo(2017), Lord of War(2005), Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000(1975), No End(1985), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017), Queen Margot(1994) ... ...
8.3/10
Documentary
Ireland|Netherlands|UK|Germany|France|Finland
2003
74 Minutes
Donnacha O'Briain
president george w. bush news reporter documentarian protester hugo chavez gritty powerful fiery venezuela protest street u.s. capitol coup d'état political unrest revolution uprising politics foreign relations underdog
In April 2002, an Irish film crew is making a documentary about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when a coup from the opposition is made.
8.3/10
Documentary
India
2002
148 Minutes
military official survivor indian politician citizen protester brooding gripping powerful india pakistan house government building village nuclear weapons nuclear weapons testing military political unrest foreign relations religious differences
8.1/10
Musical, Romance, Drama
India
1995
141 Minutes
Arvind Swamy Manisha Koirala Nassar Tinnu Anand Akash Khurana
husband wife grandfather grandmother twin touching tense inspiring bombay, india mosque household city cross-cultural romance religious differences political unrest family feud hinduism islam forbidden love escape
A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
8.0/10
Drama
Soviet Union
1979
210 Minutes
Vladimir Samoilov Vitali Solomin Nikita Mikhalkov Natalya Andreychenko Mikhail Kononov Sergei Shakurov Lyudmila Gurchenko Pavel Kadochnikov Yelena Koreneva Ivan Dmitriev Konstantin Grigoryev
peasant military officer revolutionary lover son father brooding dense melodramatic powerful siberia village russian revolution poverty love rivalry political unrest family feud forbidden love rivalry
The story about a very small god-forgotten village in Siberia reflects the history of Russia from the beginning of the century till early 80s. Three generations try to find the land of ... See full summary »
7.9/10
Documentary
USA|Switzerland
1972
135 Minutes
catholic protestant filmmaker activist cleric emotional gritty powerful belfast, northern ireland united kingdom irish republican army political unrest religious persecution irish life religion sacrifice escape 20th century
Shot over six weeks in December 1971, and January 1972, the film consisted of interviews with Protestants, Catholics, politicians, and some soldiers, combined with TV news clips of bombings and violence.
7.7/10
Drama
Chile|Spain|UK|France
2004
121 Minutes
Matías Quer Ariel Mateluna Manuela Martelli Aline Küppenheim Federico Luppi Ernesto Malbran Tamara Acosta Francisco Reyes Alejandro Trejo
schoolboy best friend father mother priest uncle intense moving chile boarding school street friendship growing up political unrest class distinctions politics education discovery growing up 1970s
Two 12-year-old Chilean children from different social classes become friends in 1973. They both discover each other's world as political tensions in their country increase.
7.7/10
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
7.6/10
Action, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2005
122 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Jared Leto Bridget Moynahan Ian Holm Ethan Hawke Eamonn Walker Sammi Rotibi Jared Burke
arms dealer model brother federal agent dictator general brash disturbing outlandish queens, n.y. africa airplane airstrip ukraine beirut, lebanon smuggling political unrest cold war corruption moral dilemma
An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an INTERPOL Agent.
7.6/10
Comedy
Switzerland|France
1975
115 Minutes
editor cashier sex expert railroad worker child radical intricate engaging positive geneva commune reunion friendship disillusionment relationships political unrest social activism love discovery 1960s
The European equivalent of "The Return of the Secaucus 7," this Swiss film looks at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" ... See full summary »
7.5/10
Drama
Poland
1985
108 Minutes
Grazyna Szapolowska Maria Pakulnis Aleksander Bardini Jerzy Radziwilowicz Artur Barcis Michal Bajor Hanna Dunowska Adam Ferency Jerzy Kamas Elzbieta Kilarska Marek Kondrat
husband wife son political prisoner lawyer activist brooding profound dreamy emotional warsaw, poland jail court hotel household grief marriage political unrest ghosts social change
The wife of the recently deceased lawyer tries to cope with grief after his loss and to keep his last case going in court.
7.5/10
Documentary
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Nick Quested
host terrorist warlord expert politician journalist bleak confident disheartening fascinating syria iraq battlefield city town desert war terrorism global society political unrest
A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
7.4/10
Drama, History
France|Italy|Germany
1994
143 Minutes
Isabelle Adjani Daniel Auteuil Jean-Hugues Anglade Vincent Perez Virna Lisi Dominique Blanc Pascal Greggory Claudio Amendola Miguel Bosé Asia Argento Julien Rassam
heiress king catherine de medici husband lover brother striking gripping france household palace political unrest arranged marriage family bloodline royalty political intrigue religious wars forbidden love pursuit 16th century
Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.
7.3/10
Documentary
Palestine|Israel
2003
84 Minutes
taxi driver palestinian military officer political candidate passenger saeed rajai chilling somber engaging taxi road jerusalem palestine roadblock political repression political unrest foreign relations arab-israeli conflict military discovery
The movie follows Rajai, a Ford Transit driver which is the most popular transportation in the Palestinian occupied territories (occupied by Israel). While taking a ride with Rajai, we ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Comedy
UK|France|Belgium|Canada|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Steve Buscemi Andrea Riseborough Simon Russell Beale Rupert Friend Jason Isaacs Jeffrey Tambor Paddy Considine Olga Kurylenko Michael Palin Richard Brake Jonathan Aris
joseph stalin soviet soldier general nikita khrushchev secret police cheeky amusing confident soviet union office street death power struggle political unrest plot change rivalry fall pursuit quest
Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly thirty years, Soviet dictator Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (Adrian McLoughlin) takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
7.2/10
Drama
Argentina
1986
118 Minutes
jew nazi socialist father dark shocking emotional gripping buenos aires, argentina father/daughter relationship anti-semitism world war ii witch hunt political unrest grief discovery transformation 1940s
In May of 1945, the news of the fall of Berlin spread to Buenos Aires. Clara is the daughter of a socialist leader named Boris who has died unexpectedly. As Clara learns more about a father... See full summary »
7.2/10
Drama
Ireland|USA
1996
112 Minutes
Helen Mirren Fionnula Flanagan Aidan Gillen David O'Hara John Lynch Tim Woodward Tom Hollander Ciarán Hinds Gerard McSorley Geraldine O'Rawe Dan Gordon
teacher irishman woman prisoner friend mother emotional gritty gory belfast, northern ireland prison irish republican army pacifism mother/son relationship unusual friendship hunger strike political unrest sacrifice discovery 1980s
The 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|Ireland
2004
94 Minutes
Adrian Dunbar Ciarán Hinds Gina McKee Susan Lynch Julie Walters Niall Wright Brendan Caskey Charlie Clarke Gemma Hills John Joe McNeill
boy mother father usher friend charming powerful emotional belfast, northern ireland cinema street childhood friends movies political unrest violence family the troubles growing up 1970s
This movie tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. They share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), with the consequence that they run away to Australia.
7.2/10
Romance, Adventure, Drama, History
Spain|Malta|Bulgaria
2009
126 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Max Minghella Oscar Isaac Ashraf Barhoum Michael Lonsdale Rupert Evans Richard Durden Sami Samir Manuel Cauchi Homayoun Ershadi Oshri Cohen
philosopher father student slave christian classmate melodramatic disheartening striking gripping alexandria, egypt library classroom street political unrest teaching unrequited love hypatia science vs. religion philosophical conflict
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.
7.2/10
Drama
France
2010
122 Minutes
Lambert Wilson Michael Lonsdale Olivier Rabourdin Philippe Laudenbach Jacques Herlin Loïc Pichon Xavier Maly Jean-Marie Frin Abdelhafid Metalsi Sabrina Ouazani
monk doctor terrorist muslim catholic powerful tense disturbing algeria monastery faith terrorism political unrest poverty war difficult decision underdog transformation escape sacrifice
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
7.1/10
Drama, War
UK
1964
103 Minutes
Richard Attenborough Jack Hawkins Flora Robson John Leyton Mia Farrow Cecil Parker
rebel soldier sergeant british soldier african tense frenetic melodramatic africa barracks military base colony colonialism coup d'état british empire political unrest military life mutiny rescue rivalry
Anachronistic strict Regimental Sergeant Major Lauderdale (Sir Richard Attenborough), on a remote colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat, must use his experience to defend those in his care.
7.0/10
Documentary
USA
2018
128 Minutes
michael moore documentarian political activist politician citizen u.s. president bleak disheartening uneasy tense unrestrained passionate united states restaurant protest office government building american culture social injustice politics
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
6.9/10
Drama
Spain|USA
2002
133 Minutes
Javier Bardem Juan Diego Botto Laura Morante Elvira Mínguez Alexandra Lencastre Oliver Cotton Abel Folk Marie-Anne Berganza
detective terrorist dancer daughter father tense engaging sultry latin america dance studio apartment political unrest terrorism romantic dilemma dance deception investigation discovery quest love
A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1989
117 Minutes
Colin Firth Hart Bochner Dora Bryan Liz Smith Fabrizio Bentivoglio James Telfer Mirella D'Angelo Juan Vitalí Cipe Lincovsky Francesca D'Aloja Miguel Ligero
landlord tenant roommate theater owner assassin thrilling buenos aires, argentina apartment building movie theater mental institution assassination political unrest investigation failing career movies mystery 1980s
Set in modern day Buenos Aires, the film centers around a relationship between two emotionally crippled roommates. Adrian LeDuc is a lonely sociopath who is forced to rent his insane ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Drama
France|Cameroon
2009
105 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Isaach De Bankolé Christopher Lambert Nicolas Duvauchelle William Nadylam Adèle Ado Ali Barkai Daniel Tchangang Michel Subor
plantation owner rebel son ex-husband father-in-law businesswoman bleak disheartening gritty africa plantation jungle civil wars violence african life political unrest family rebellion sacrifice 2000s
Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.
6.9/10
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
Czech Republic|UK|France|USA
2016
111 Minutes
David Oyelowo Rosamund Pike Jack Davenport Tom Felton Laura Carmichael Charlotte Hope Jack Lowden Nicholas Lyndhurst Jessica Oyelowo Arnold Oceng Anastasia Hille
prince african white woman british woman citizen president charming moving emotional engaging inspiring powerful botswana africa united kingdom embassy village street love forbidden love
The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
6.8/10
Drama
UK|USA
1997
101 Minutes
Stephen Dillane Woody Harrelson Marisa Tomei Emira Nusevic Kerry Fox Goran Visnjic James Nesbitt Emily Lloyd Igor Dzambazov Gordana Gadzic Juliet Aubrey
tv reporter journalist human rights worker serb militia member child powerful raw intense sarajevo, bosnia-herzegovina holiday inn orphanage bus war zone orphans war political unrest crimes against humanity smuggling media
Journalist Flynn from the U.S., Michael Henderson from the U.K., and their teams meet at the beginning of the Bosnian war in Sarajevo. During their reports, they find an orphanage run by ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Drama
Spain
2001
110 Minutes
Lucía Jiménez Juan Diego Botto Mercedes Sampietro Álvaro de Luna María Botto Joseba Apaolaza Jordi Bosch Joan Dalmau
young woman guerrilla innkeeper blacksmith niece teacher passionate touching brooding village valley spain cabin inn uprising political unrest bravery loyalty resistance new romance
Winter, 1944. Lucía at 21 returns to her small village in the mountains. She again meets Manuel, a young iron-smith who helps "those in the mountain", the "maquis", the anti-Franco ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1927
66 Minutes
Lon Chaney Ricardo Cortez Barbara Bedford Mack Swain Emily Fitzroy Charles Puffy Kai Schmidt
russian peasant countess bolshevik revolutionary cossack melodramatic gripping tense siberia cottage palace russia friendship political unrest bolshevic revolution class conflict loyalty aristocracy rescue
During the Russian Revolution, a mentally challenged peasant saves then obsesses over a beautiful countess.
6.7/10
Documentary
USA
2007
99 Minutes
u.n. worker college graduate actor activist politician prosecutor rousing inspiring passionate darfur, sudan california china egypt united nations darfur humanitarian work genocide human rights political unrest activism
An examination of the genocide in Sudan's western region of Darfur.
6.7/10
Adventure, Drama
USA
1963
120 Minutes
Marlon Brando Eiji Okada Sandra Church Pat Hingle Arthur Hill Jocelyn Brando
ambassador government official rebel leader communist powerful bleak intricate fascinating southeast asia senate city office communism american foreign policy imperialism civil wars political unrest diplomacy discovery
An ambitious scholar becomes the ambassador of Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war is brewing.
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