We present to you a selection of films and TV series about revolutions, protests and uprisings. Most often, all the events mentioned began with riots. Such personnel are included in the list of early events of public unrest. Viewers are invited to look at the events with the eyes of eyewitnesses. If the event was long ago, the directors tried to recreate the picture of what was happening from the memories of the direct participants.
Young Godard (Le Redoutable) 2017
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.7, IMDb - 6.6
The film is set in 1967. The main character is the former film critic Jean-Luc Godard. He makes the film "Chinese Woman" and falls in love with the heroine Anne Vyazemsky. The age difference of 20 years does not stop lovers. The release of the picture on wide screens and the wedding of the director and actress cause a huge scandal in society. But the outbreak of student riots distract the attention of the public and force the hero to plunge into the revolutionary process.
Maidan 2014
- Genre: Documentary
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.4, IMDb - 6.5
The modern world is notable for its instability. The media constantly publish hot news from different parts of the world where protest movements arise. One of these recent events was the Maidan, which took place in 2014 in the Ukrainian capital. The filmmakers showed its development, starting from peaceful student actions. Later, events took a different turn and turned into bloody clashes that resulted in the death of ordinary citizens.
In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt’s Unfinished Revolution 2012
- Genre: documentary, news
- Rating: IMDb - 7.1
The film is dedicated to the events in Cairo in 2011. The Day of Anger action was aimed at the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. After 18 days of confrontation between the protesters and the authorities, the president resigned. The director tried to reliably convey not only the general mood of the people in Tahrir Square, but also individuals. Therefore, in the film, the most ordinary people so often flicker, freely expressing their thoughts.
Permanent Lovers (Les amants réguliers) 2004
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.7, IMDb - 6.9
The plot is set in Paris in May 1968. The main character is a young man François, who entered the houses of artists and poets of progressive France. Together with them, he takes part in student demonstrations. And one day, at the barricades, he meets a girl. Tender feelings flare up between them. Relationships are developing rapidly against the backdrop of street fires, destruction and "dirty" parties.
Czechoslovakia (Czechoslovakia) 1968
- Genre: Documentary, Short
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.6, IMDb - 6.6
A documentary film about the history of Czechoslovakia starting in 1918. The final scenes are dedicated to the 1968 Prague Spring, when Soviet tanks entered the city to quell the uprising. The film won an Oscar for Best Documentary. And although specialists from the US Information Agency took part in the filming of the film, the picture caused disapproval from the US Congress. Later, the picture was banned from showing in America.
Che: Part one. Argentinian (Che: Part One) 2008
- Genre: Drama, Military
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.8, IMDb - 7.2
A feature film about regime change in Cuba. Attempts by the young Fidel Castro to seize power in 1952 were unsuccessful. After serving 2 years in prison, he moved to Mexico City. At the same time, Ernesto Guevara overthrows the government in Guatemala. But then he is also forced to take refuge in Mexico City. It is there that the fateful acquaintance of Fidel and Ernesto takes place.
Dear comrades (2021)
- Genre: Drama, History
- Expectations rating: KinoPoisk - 93%
In detail
A screen version of a previously unknown story of the brutal dispersal of a peaceful demonstration in Novocherkassk. The action takes place in Russia in 1962. Dissatisfied with the drop in prices, workers at the electric locomotive plant go on a peaceful strike. They were joined by sympathetic citizens. The city authorities report the incident to Moscow, distorting the true essence of the protesters' demands. And they get the go-ahead to suppress the uprising at any cost.
Winter on fire (2015)
- Genre: Documentary
- Rating: KinoPoisk -, 6.7, IMDb - 7.4
A modern look at the events in Kiev that took place in 2014. The screen shows the first dispersal of Euromaidan protesters with the help of law enforcement officers. This raised a new wave of resentment known as the "Revolution of Dignity." As a result, the confrontation lasted for three whole months, and led to the overthrow of the ruling power. It is these dramatic events that the NETFLIX film narrates.
Escape (La carapate) 1978
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.7, IMDb - 6.5
The action of the picture takes place in France in one of the prisons. Attorney Duroc visits his client Galar, who has been sentenced to death. At this time, the prisoners riot and organize an escape. The lawyer and his client also take the opportunity to leave the prison. This couple will have a dangerous journey through police ambushes. Among other things, the heroes will be drawn into the revolutionary events taking place at that time in the country.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4, IMDb - 7.3
A love story is quite common in films and TV series about revolutions, protests and uprisings. In this picture, everything is happening - against the background of the riots in Prague in 1968, a love drama unfolded. The young surgeon has a whole list of mistresses, but he is in no hurry to settle down. The viewer is shown footage of his numerous meetings and is given the opportunity to watch the endless throwing between the chosen ones.
Baltimore Rising 2017
- Genre: Documentary
- Rating: IMDb - 6.2
A documentary project about the events in Baltimore. In 2015, the arrested African American Freddie Gray died from his injuries. This event caused a wave of outrage, and the city plunged into large-scale protests. The director Sonia Son, together with HBO, tried to impartially tell the audience about all these events. She showed the position of the indignant residents and gave the opportunity to express their thoughts to law enforcement agencies.
Sobibor (2018)
- Genre: military, drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.4, IMDb - 6.4
In the center of the Sobibor plot is a death camp located in Poland. A gas chamber awaits all prisoners. The prisoners of war are going to revolt and try to escape. The resistance is led by Alexander Pechersky, a lieutenant in the Soviet army. He and his comrades-in-arms, who were captured, understand that there is no other way out, and try to transfer their combat experience to the surviving prisoners.
United Red Army (Jitsuroku Rengo Sekigun: Asama sanso e no michi) 2007
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.0, IMDb - 7.1
The film tells about the events in Japan in 1972. Then a group of Japanese students, inspired by revolutionary ideas, decided on a reckless act. They have laid siege to a luxury villa in a mountain resort. And for 9 days they negotiated with the police, hiding behind a hostage. It seemed to young people that a little more, and the world revolution would cover the entire planet. The students wanted to be a catalyst for freedom.
Die at 30 (Mourir à 30 ans) 1982
- Genre: Documentary
- Rating: IMDb - 7.2
The black and white French documentary immerses viewers in preparations for an urban riot. Director Romain Gupil recounts his autobiography, supplementing it with amateur images from 1968 to 1970. It was then that student demonstrations swept over France. The picture shows the ideological throwing of French youth who dared to express their emotions through street demonstrations.
The Event 2015
- Genre: Documentary
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.1, IMDb - 6.7
The film focuses on the events leading up to the August 1991 putsch in Moscow. Then the incumbent President Gorbachev was locked in a dacha in Crimea by a group of reactionaries from the Central Committee of the CPSU. It was this event that triggered the collapse of the USSR. Thousands of people came out to defend their ideals under the walls of the State Duma. 1991 is considered to be the year of the birth of Russian democracy.
Walking through the agony (2017)
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.9, IMDb - 7.7
A screen adaptation of the work of Alexei Tolstoy, which tells about the life of the Russian intelligentsia on the eve of dramatic events at the beginning of the 20th century. In the center of the plot are young sisters Yekaterina and Daria, in love with the decadent poet Alexei Bessonov. Their worldview is constantly changing. At first, they are imbued with a desire for change, but the revolution and the Civil War of 1917 change their outlook on life.
The death of an empire (2005)
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.9, IMDb - 7.4
Before the outbreak of the First World War, spies of foreign states were in full swing in Russia. The main character Seryozha Kostin works in counterintelligence. Together with his colleagues, he manages to detain an employee of the film factory. Border fortifications appear on his films. Investigation of the circumstances will lead to the unraveling of the secrets of not only agent networks, but also future events. Among them will be the October Revolution.
Complex Baader-Meinhof (Der Baader Meinhof Komplex) 2008
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4, IMDb - 7.4
The action of the picture describes the seventies of the XX century. The arrival of the Shah of Iran in France provoked a street protest. The police brutally dispersed the demonstrators. Ultra-right youth are daring to retaliate. Thanks to their actions, the first cell of the Red Army Faction (RAF) appears. But gradually a just cause develops into banal terrorism.
V for Vendetta (2006)
- Genre: sci-fi, action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 8.2
The plot immerses viewers in a dystopian future. A dictatorship has flourished in the UK and harsh bans are in effect. The appearance of an unusual hero will mark people's hope for freedom. The girl Evie, who was previously saved by him, helps the hero restore justice. Together, they engage in a fierce struggle against the totalitarian regime. Dynamic scenes add staginess to this fantastic picture.
Goodbye, Lenin! (Good Bye Lenin!) 2003
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 7.7
This film closes the selection of films and series about revolutions, protests, uprisings and riots. She is included in the list for footage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The viewer is given the opportunity to watch the attempts of an adult son to protect his own mother from the realization of the collapse of socialism. The fact is that she spent 8 months in a coma. And all the revolutionary events passed her by. The son recreates in the apartment the reality of the gone into oblivion of the GDR, so as not to upset his sick mother.
