gender violence
37 movies and shows
Fed Up
Sat, 06 Nov 2021
On her birthday, Carmela, a 12-year-old girl, is forced to meet her father in a family meeting centre, due to the case of gender violence that he has brought up against her mother.
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Murderous Children
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
4 stories about 4 criminal children. Two teenagers trapped in a world full of drugs and human trafficking, another two kids bring their loved ones to the limit, other two resentful kids want to fulfill their most evil desires, and one kid who has to decide between killing or loving.
Tango Bar
Thu, 07 Mar 2024
A young woman travels abroad trying to realize her dream of being a model, but there she is deceived and subjected to prostitution at the Cabaret Tango Bar, where she experiences the horrors as a victim of a sex trafficking network.
Nagore
Fri, 12 Nov 2010
Seen through the eyes of Asun Casasola, mother of Nagore Laffage, we take a look at the woman's life since her daughter was murdered. The crime, committed during Pamplona's San Fermin celebrations in 2008 by a psychiatric intern, shook society and hit the media headlines as never before. The trial took place in November 2009, with the defendant being convicted of manslaughter. Asun, her family, and all those who support them, continue their struggle to see justice done and have the culprit sentenced for murder with intent. This documentary talks about Nagore's murder, converting it into an emblematic story representing the countless similar cases taking place throughout today's society.
The death of the minotavr
Fri, 30 Sep 2022
The death of the minotavr talks about the concept of the heroine's journey. Suffering, horror and exhaustion lead the protagonist to a process of transformation, abyss and expiation, because only murdering to minotaur and everything he represents is possible to return to life. From the female gaze, it shows the depth of the emotional wounds caused by domestic violence; the same one that the surrealist Dora Maar lived and that ask why, as a society, instead of killing the minotaur, we blindly continue to send him women only to be devoured and ask them why they simply did not fight, why they did not try get out of the labyrinth.
The Perfect Date
Tue, 12 Sep 2023
In a bleak dystopian future, Elena, a kind young woman decides to accompany Javier, a withdrawn office worker, inside a small Mexico City restaurant. Almost by chance, both believe they have found her ideal companion, causing Javier an urgency to invite Elena back to his house to continue their evening together. Before leaving, Elena reveals to Javier that she is a 'Synthetic' (an organic android), unleashing a night that goes from being a "perfect date", to being like all the other nights of this future: revealing the worst side of humanity through Javier, but surprisingly, the best as creators through Elena.
Her Name Is Ida
Fri, 20 Jun 2025
During a long-awaited family pizza night, Martin makes an announcement that challenges the family dynamic. His parents come to understand that the truth cannot be accepted as one.
Judgement
Fri, 11 May 2018
Joy, a mother of a 4 year-old girl, finally decides to file a case under domestic violence against her abusive husband, Dante.
Firmina
Thu, 24 Aug 2023
An elderly woman, when moving to her new apartment, is trapped and incommunicable. Upon hearing the cries for help coming from downstairs, she needs to race against time to save her neighbor.
Gender Trouble
Sun, 02 Mar 2003
Four intersex people tell their stories with eloquence and candour. Roz Mortimer's film questions how medicine and society have treated intersex people, and breaks the codes of silence and secrecy that have surrounded their lives.
Paty chula
Sat, 18 May 1991
Paty, an employee of an advertising company, is summoned to a business dinner by Mr. Gutiérrez, a successful businessman. She cannot refuse the invitation since the signing of the contract depends on this meeting. In 1993 this film received the Ariel Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for best medium-length fiction film.
A ciegas
Fri, 03 Jan 2020
Pablo is a young man who unconsciously seeks a special connection with a girl. An unexpected call could change everything.
Blondie's
Fri, 09 Aug 2024
A man with a strange occupation kidnaps a woman he met at a party and tries to convince her to fall in love with him.
Me Mataron 3 Veces
Sun, 13 Aug 2023
After their mother's femicide, three siblings are separated and forced to live in different places. Years later they gather to raise their voices and fight to be made visible in a country where orphans for femicide are ignored by the state and invisible to society. It's up to them to tell their story.
Pas de Deux
Wed, 07 Jul 2021
Mireia has just come out of a toxic relationship that prevents her from enduring physical contact when she is offered the lead role of "Sleeping Beauty" at the ballet school where she attends, and has to dance with the Blue Prince.
Wilting of the Blood Orchid
Sat, 02 Dec 2023
Akil, a wealthy butchery mogul, has a very close relationship with his younger brother, Sharm. When Sharm is tragically murdered all signs point to Akil's wife, Madison. With no actual proof Akil turns to alcohol and unleashes his rage on his wife. Madison plots revenge on Akil by creating a poison from her repertoire of poisonous botany, the most lethal: The Blood Orchid. Domestic rivalry ensues in this gripping psychological drama.
Lessons on the Improper Use of Objects
Wed, 17 Aug 2022
Three objects are used in a manner in which they weren't supposed to be. Something unprecedented happens: armed with a voice and conscience, these objects will reflect on the absurd arguments that support domestic violence.
Le Troiane
Sun, 18 Feb 2024
A short film by Chiara Del Bove. Starring Caterina Cesari, Elisa Brunelli, Denise Del Bove and Camilla Calabrò.