Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "anti-colonial"

1. The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, War

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash

Votes: 65,860 | Gross: $0.06M

2. Gladiatress (2004)

89 min | Adventure, Comedy

This sword and sandals movie is an off-the-wall comedy adventure about three unlikely heroines, who set out to save Celtic Britain, by thwarting the Roman invasion in their own unique and outrageous style.

Director: Brian Grant | Stars: David Hayman, Ronan Vibert, Philippe De Grossouvre, Doon Mackichan

Votes: 1,481

3. Outside the Law (2010)

R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, War

A drama about the Algerian struggle for independence from France after WWII.

Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Chafia Boudraa

Votes: 4,125

4. The Hour of the Furnaces (1968)

Unrated | 260 min | Documentary, History, War

Divided into three segments, namely 1 Neocolonialism, 2 Act for liberation, 3 Violence and liberation, the documentary lasts more than 4 hours this deals with the defense of the revolution ... See full summary »

Directors: Octavio Getino, Fernando E. Solanas | Stars: María de la Paz, Fernando E. Solanas, Edgardo Suárez, Julio Troxler

Votes: 1,191

5. Héliopolis (2021)

116 min | Drama, History

In region of Guelma, a small village called Heliopolis , the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, ... See full summary »

Director: Djaffar Gacem | Stars: Aziz Boukrouni, Mehdi Ramdani, Souhila Mallem, Alexis Rangheard

Votes: 388

6. Terror's Advocate (2007)

Unrated | 135 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary on Jacques Vergès, the controversial lawyer and former Free French Forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy.

Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Jacques Vergès, Klaus Barbie, Barbet Schroeder, Bassam Abu Sharif

Votes: 1,702 | Gross: $0.04M

7. Fez Summer '55 (2023)

Drama

Summer 1955. Kamal, an 11 year old boy of the Medina of Fez, is experiencing the last months before Morocco's independence. With Aïcha and the students of the Qaraouiyine, he discovers and ... See full summary »

Director: Abdelhai Laraki | Stars: Oumaima Barid, Tarik Boukhari, Mounia Lamkimel, Majida Benkirane

Votes: 21

8. La question (1977)

112 min | Drama, War

1957. For several months, Henri Charlègue, the ex-director of the newspaper "Alger democratic", banned, has been living in hiding. Suspected of belonging to the FLN, he is actively sought by paratroopers.

Director: Laurent Heynemann | Stars: Jacques Denis, Nicole Garcia, Jean-Pierre Sentier, Françoise Thuries

Votes: 95

9. Beyond the Frontlines (2017)

113 min | Documentary

Embark on a journey across Palestine alongside Palestinian psychiatrist Dr. Samah Jabr and discover the resistance and resilience of a people affected by the invisible wounds of war and occupation.

Director: Alexandra Dols | Stars: Khodr Adnan, Rula Abu Diho, Abaher El Sakka, Atallah Hanna

Votes: 7

10. The Massacre That Shook The Empire (2019)

60 min | Documentary, History

On 13 April 1919, British troops shot hundreds of peaceful protesters dead in India. This film shines new light on a deeply controversial moment in Britain's history, and examines its troubling legacy.

Director: Chris Durlacher | Stars: Sathnam Sanghera, Winston Churchill, Reginald Dyer

Votes: 26

11. Plogoff: Des pierres contre des fusils (1980)

112 min | Documentary

In the 1970s, France is developing a civil nuclear program, building power plants throughout the country without any consideration for the opinion of the local populations. In 1978, the ... See full synopsis »

Director: Nicole Le Garrec | Stars: Nicole Le Garrec, Daniel Yonnet

Votes: 56

12. California Is an Island (2009)

19 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy

Drawing on accounts of the conquistador Hernando Cortes' attempt to settle Baja California, as well as 16th Century cartographies and a romance adventure novel ripe with Amazons. '... See full summary »

Director: Sarolta Jane Cump | Stars: Anandi, Sunny Angulo, David Cunningham, Annie Danger

13. Homotopia (2007)

27 min | Short, Drama

Set sometime in the future-present Homotopia chronicles a group of radical queer's dedicated to exposing the trouble with gay marriage, dismantling the State, undoing Empire, while looking ... See full summary »

Directors: Eric Stanley, Chris Vargas | Stars: Ralowe T. Ampu, Kentaro Kaneko, Mattilda, Jason Fritz Michael

Votes: 21

14. My Castle Your Castle (2017)

15 min | Short

The film investigates the construction site of the rebuilt Berliner Stadtschloss as a place where national hegemonies supposedly transform into identity-generating architectures and so appear as spaces which can be conquered and restaged.

Director: Kerstin Honeit | Stars: Peter Friedrich, Paul Hankinson, Kerstin Honeit, Damian Rebgetz

15. The Tez O'Clock Show (2019– )

60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Comedian Tez Ilyas hosts a late night satirical comedy show featuring stand-up, sketches, parodies and an on-set shisha cafe where a celebrity guest is interviewed.

Stars: Tez Ilyas, Adam Rowe, Guz Khan, Sindhu Vee

Votes: 20

16. Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode: Guerrilla Warfare (2022)

52 min | Documentary, History, War

Looking at how Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Josip Broz Tito and Võ Nguyên Giáp used Guerrilla Warfare to overcome a militarily superior enemy.

Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Eric Y. Shibuya, Eric Gomez, James Rogers, William Leogrande