Here we've displayed a list of the best Religious Persecution films : The Message(1977), A Sense of Loss(1972), The Boy in the Striped Pajamas(2008), The Edge of Heaven(2007), The Diary of Anne Frank(1959), The Golem(1920), Wagon Master(1950), Kundun(1997), The Robe(1953), The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima(1952), Wedding in White(1972), The Other Story(2018) ... ...
Drama, History
Lebanon|Libya|Kuwait|Morocco|UK|Saudi Arabia|Egypt
1977
180 Minutes
uncle leader wife muslim passionate positive mecca medina battlefield market islam mohammad religious persecution battle rise underdog 7th century
This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
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.
Drama
UK|USA
2008
94 Minutes
David Thewlis Vera Farmiga Rupert Friend Asa Butterfield Jack Scanlon Amber Beattie Cara Horgan Richard Johnson Sheila Hancock David Hayman Jim Norton
commander son jew mother sister bleak engaging touching germany concentration camp awakening holocaust compassion religious persecution friendship discovery transformation growing up 1940s
Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
Drama
Germany|Turkey|Italy
2007
122 Minutes
Nurgül Yesilçay Baki Davrak Tuncel Kurtiz Hanna Schygulla Nursel Köse Patrycia Ziolkowska Gürsoy Gemec Gengiz Daner
activist father prostitute girlfriend son crafty dense profound germany turkey istanbul religious persecution activism family dysfunction love pursuit metamorphosis 2000s
A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.
Drama, History
USA
1959
156 Minutes
Millie Perkins Joseph Schildkraut Shelley Winters Richard Beymer Gusti Huber Lou Jacobi Diane Baker Douglas Spencer Dody Heath Ed Wynn Charles Wagenheim
anne frank father dentist sister boyfriend mother powerful endearing sad inspiring amsterdam attic holocaust captivity religious persecution historical events escape love growing up 1940s
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Horror
Germany
1920
91 Minutes
Paul Wegener Albert Steinruck Ernst Deutsch Lydia Salmonova Hanns Sturm Otto Gebühr Lothar Muthel Greta Schröder Loni Nest Max Kronert
creature rabbi emperor daughter assistant little girl dark melodramatic frightening dreamy prague palace ghetto the golem supernatural magic myth religious persecution metamorphosis rescue
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Western
USA
1950
86 Minutes
Ben Johnson Joanne Dru Ward Bond Harry Carey Jr. Charles Kemper Jane Darwell Alan Mowbray Ruth Clifford Russell Simpson Kathleen O'Malley James Arness
mormon church elder horse trader wagon master daughter outlaw tense thrilling amusing utah desert wagon train journey survival mormonism water conservation fugitives religious persecution adventure quest
Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.
Drama
USA|Monaco|Morocco
1997
134 Minutes
Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong Gyurme Tethong Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin Tenzin Yeshi Paichang Tencho Gyalpo Tsewang Migyur Khangsar Sonam Phuntsok Gyatso Lukhang Robert Lin
dalai lama lama child communist oracle powerful solemn tibet china india himalayas destiny religious persecution chosen one chase growing up escape rise 1950s
From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.
Drama, History
USA
1953
135 Minutes
Richard Burton Jean Simmons Victor Mature Michael Rennie Jay Robinson Dean Jagger Torin Thatcher Richard Boone Betta St. John Jeff Morrow Ernest Thesiger
jesus roman slave father disciple christian inspiring powerful rome judea galilee jerusalem crucifixion guilt religious conversion religious persecution faith transformation sacrifice quest
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
Drama
USA
1952
102 Minutes
Gilbert Roland Angela Clarke Frank Silvera Jay Novello Richard Hale Norman Rice Frances Morris Carl Milletaire Susan Whitney Sherry Jackson
shepherdess little boy cousin peddler mother magistrate moving incredible portugal village grove household prison miracles visions childhood religious persecution false accusations lúcia dos santos mystery
In 1917, three shepherd children living just outside Fatima, Portugal have visions of a lovely lady in a cloud. The anticlerical government wishes to squelch the Church; reports of ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada
1972
106 Minutes
Donald Pleasence Carol Kane Doris Petrie
sister brother soldier mother father friend bleak melodramatic sad small town party canada church rape pregnancy father/daughter relationship guilt religious persecution drinking discovery
A father will do anything to protect his family's reputation when his unmarried teenage daughter becomes pregnant because she was raped by her brother's friend.
Drama
Israel
2018
112 Minutes
Maayan Bloom Maya Dagan Sasson Gabay Nathan Goshen Orna Pitussi Adam Emanuel Propp Joy Rieger Yuval Segal Esti Zakheim Avigail Harari Sean Mongoza
rebel young woman psychologist fiancée brooding intense confident passionate jerusalem street nightclub party hedonism crisis of faith oppression religious persecution sexual awakening spiritual journey discovery forbidden love
Two rebellious young women - one fleeing the chaos of secular hedonism for the disciplined comforts of faith; the other desperate to transcend her oppressive religious cross paths unexpectedly in Jerusalem, to startling consequences.
Western
UK
1961
129 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde John Mills Mylène Demongeot Laurence Naismith John Bentley Leslie French
catholic priest bandit parishioner atheist villager charming confident endearing rousing mexico village church home religious persecution religious beliefs atheism unlikely friendship respect forbidden love pursuit
In a small Mexican town, a Catholic priest (Sir John Mills) and a local bandit (Sir Dirk Bogarde) clash, but the brave priest ultimately wins the outlaw's respect.
Comedy, Drama
India
2009
141 Minutes
Abhishek Bachchan Sonam Kapoor Om Puri Rishi Kapoor Waheeda Rehman Divya Dutta Prem Chopra Atul Kulkarni
american grandmother neighbor brother money lender sister emotional passionate delhi, india house road mosque roof religious persecution love triangle riots illness self-discovery feud transformation
In the ancient walled city of Delhi, an American-born Indian finds himself on an unexpected inner journey as he learns about himself and his roots.
Biography
UK
1941
79 Minutes
Clifford Evans Deborah Kerr Dennis Arundell Aubrey Mallalieu D.J. Williams O.B. Clarence James Harcourt Charles Carson Henry Oscar Max Adrian John Stuart
king charles ii admiral quaker wife military officer explorer somber spirited powerful london royal court pennsylvania countryside england united states william penn religious persecution colonization father/son relationship religious conversion
William Penn's heroic deeds, on the European and American continents, are told in this portrait of the founding father of both the Quakers and the Pennsylvania colony. Based on C.E. Vulliamy's biography "William Penn."
Drama
India
2000
207 Minutes
Abhishek Bachchan Kareena Kapoor Jackie Shroff Sunil Shetty Anupam Kher Kulbhushan Kharbanda Reena Roy Sudesh Berry Shadab Khan Avtar Gill Puneet Issar
smuggler father daughter wife guard powerful tense suspenseful india pakistan border religious persecution immigration smuggling love triangle political unrest quest love 1940s
A young man who smuggles illegal weapons and people back and forth over the borders between India and Pakistan falls in love with a young woman whose family he helped.
Drama
1959
94 Minutes
Francisco Rabal Rita Macedo Marga López Jesús Fernández Ignacio López Tarso Luis Aceves Castañeda Ofelia Guilmáin Noé Murayama Rosenda Monteros Ada Carrasco Antonio Bravo
priest prostitute sister horse trader thief prisoner bleak dreamy disturbing dark mexico slum countryside road village church pilgrimage crisis of faith mental illness religious persecution
A cleric (Francisco Rabal) puts aside his priest's garb, goes on a pilgrimage and harbors a murderous prostitute.