crime against humanity

20 movies and shows

Soylent Green

Wed, 18 Apr 1973

In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.

Propelled to the head of the W Group after the death of his adoptive father, Largo Winch decides, to everyone's surprise, to sell it, and use the proceeds to create an ambitious humanitarian foundation. But on the very same day, he finds himself accused of crimes against humanity by a mysterious witness. To prove his innocence, Largo will have to retrace the steps of his past life, in the heart of the Burmese jungle.

The Thick-Walled Room

Wed, 31 Oct 1956

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

Never Let Me Go

Thu, 18 Mar 2010

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.

Architects of Denial

Fri, 06 Oct 2017

Though both the historical and modern-day persecution of Armenians and other Christians is relatively uncovered in the mainstream media and not on the radar of many average Americans, it is a subject that has gotten far more attention in recent years.

Intercepted

Fri, 31 Jan 2025

Intercepted is a journey through Ukraine that reveals the banality of evil behind the Russian invasion with the shocking juxtaposition of two realities: the Ukrainians who have been suffering and resisting the war violence, and the Russian military, and civilians, who have been perpetrating it.

Eichmann

Sat, 22 Sep 2007

Based upon the final confession of Adolf Eichmann, made before his execution in Israel, of his role in Hitler's plan for the final solution.

The SS: The Barbaric State

Fri, 26 Jul 2019

During the Nuremberg Trials, the victors of the Second World War judge those responsible for the Third Reich.

The Salt of the Earth

Fri, 29 Aug 2014

During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.

Die CO2-Lüge

Tue, 04 Jun 2024

Intended to offset companies' CO₂ emissions, is carbon offsetting just a fool's bargain? This investigation, conducted across the globe, delves into the unsavory behind-the-scenes reality of a vast greenwashing system.

Yintah

Fri, 14 Jun 2024

Wet’suwet’en leaders unite in a battle against the Canadian government, corporations, and militarized law enforcement to safeguard their territory from gas and oil pipelines.

Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food

Fri, 09 Jun 2023

Through revealing interviews with experts and victims' families, this gripping documentary examines the problem of deadly foodborne illness in the US.

O Refúgio

Thu, 12 Dec 2024

Klaus Barbie, un procès pour mémoire

Mon, 18 Sep 2017

Yo sí te quise

Thu, 26 Dec 2024

Auschwitz, la machine de mort nazie

Wed, 01 Sep 2021

War and Justice

Thu, 06 Jun 2024

War and Justice is the first and only true-life documentary about the International Criminal Court (ICC), thanks to unprecedented access to Ben Ferencz, Luis Moreno Ocampo (ICC’s first prosecutor), and Karim Khan (its current prosecutor). Film directors Marcus Vetter and Michele Gentile follow Ocampo around the world as he enlists the support of Academy Award-winning Angelina Jolie and as they join Ferencz in the uphill battle against wars in the Congo, Libya, Palestine, and Ukraine.