Tag: revolt

  • Strange Days

    Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.

  • Billy Elliot

    County Durham, England, 1984. The miners’ strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he’s naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

  • Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women

    A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child’s cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, …

  • Muromachi Burai

    Set in war-torn 15th century Kyoto, on the eve of the Onin War, the movie centers on a band of outlaws led by Hyoe (Oizumi) a scoundrel whose lethal sword skills place him at the tip of the spear in a deadly uprising against the corrupt Shogunate and its army, led by former friend-turned-archrival, Doken (Tsutsumi).

  • Paathshaala

    A new English school teacher ends up leading both teachers and students to revolt against the school management.

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

    Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.