judicial system
14 movies and shows
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Wed, 28 Oct 2015
A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.
What Makes a Family
Mon, 22 Jan 2001
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.
12 Angry Men
Sun, 17 Aug 1997
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.
Adoption International: A Global Scandal
Tue, 12 Nov 2024
In the collective imagination, international adoption evokes images of children being saved from a life of destitution in poorer countries by being adopted by families in Europe or America. But the reality that has emerged is one of child trafficking, falsified documents and governments around the world turning a blind eye.
Justice Is Done
Wed, 20 Sep 1950
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.
The Trial
Sat, 25 Aug 1962
The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through bizarre encounters to escape this nightmare.
Sara, the force of the sea
Mon, 27 Nov 2023
Sara is a judge very committed to the cases she hears in her office. After meeting David, a young artist, on the beach, she must make decisions about her work and her relationship with Lucas, her husband. Sara, through the force of the sea, wants to achieve spaces of freedom. The encounters with a Caribbean woman, Rosa, and an enigmatic man from the city, Virgilio, will be decisive in resolving her personal dilemmas and better understanding the meaning of justice in a society indifferent to the most marginalized people and with enormous inequality.
Rogues In Robes
Wed, 04 May 2016
A clinical review of judicial corruption, the good and the bad guys showcased. The need for complete, federal and state judicial reform, term limits, with no immunities.
And So I Stayed
Sat, 12 Jun 2021
AND SO I STAYED is an award-winning documentary about survivors of abuse fighting for their lives and spending years behind bars. These women paid a steep price with long prison sentences, lost time with loved ones, and painful memories. Formerly incarcerated survivor-advocate Kim Dadou Brown, who met her wife while incarcerated, is a driving force in the passage of New York’s Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA), a new law meant to prevent survivors from receiving harsh prison sentences for their acts of survival. Nikki Addimando, a mother of two young children, suffered the consequences when a judge didn’t follow the law’s guidelines. Tanisha Davis, a single mother who was ripped away from her son in 2013, is hopeful the new law is her way out of a harsh prison sentence.
La justice sous l'Occupation
Thu, 28 Nov 2024
De Zitting
Sun, 09 Oct 2022
A popular prime minister candidate and a well-known thriller book writer face each other in court after she accuses him of sexual abuse just before the election.
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À vous de juger
Tue, 01 Oct 2019
Each year, every French citizen has a one in 1,300 chance of receiving a summons to jury service from the Ministry of Justice. Ten former jurors recall being selected, hearing evidence, deliberating, and reaching a verdict: an examination of our society’s civil duty to pass judgement on the most serious cases.
