Romerrigets kejser udpeger hærføreren Maximus som sin efterfølger, men kejserens magtbegærlige søn Commodus har andre planer. Han lader Maximus' familie myrde, mens Maximus undslipper, hårdt såret. Maximus bliver gjort til slave og trænet som gladiator. Hans berømmelse i arenaen vokser hurtigt, men selv lever han kun for at hævne sin familie. Og en dag bliver han sendt til Rom for at kæmpe i Colosseum for øjnene af den nye kejser - Commodus.
Den omrejsende tandlæge og dusørjæger dr. King Schulz er Det Vilde Vestens mest veltalende mand. Han er også lynende hurtig med en revolver, og da han befrier den sorte slave Django, har han tilmed fået en partner. Sammen går makkerparret i gang med jagte eftersøgte forbrydere, men den største udfordring bliver at redde Django's kone ud af den brutale plantageejer Calvin Candie's kløer.
Mayaernes magt er på sit højeste, men fundamentet er ved at smuldre mens adel og præster kræver stadig flere templer og menneskeofringer til guderne. Unge Jaguar Paw bliver udvalgt til at lade livet for at sikre fortsat fremgang. Men Jaguar har bestemt ikke tænkt sig frivilligt at affinde sig med sin skæbne og tager kampen op mod det undertrykkende og barbariske regime.
Caesar og hans aber bliver tvunget ind i en dødbringende konflikt med en gruppe svært bevæbnede mennesker under ledelse af den nådesløse Oberst. Aberne lider store tab, og Caesar må kæmpe en indre kamp med sine instinkter for at kunne planlægge og starte jagten på retfærdighed for sine artsfæller. Rejsen bringer Caesar ansigt til ansigt med Obersten, og de står over for et slag, der vil afgøre skæbne for deres arter og fremtiden for planeten.
Den klassiske fortælling om Scarlett O'Hara og hendes kamp for at beholde sydstatsgodset Terra på trods af borgerkrig og fattigdom. Samtidig også den tragiske kærlighedshistorie om hendes forhold til gentlemanen Rhett Butler.
I det ældgamle ægypten adopterer faraoen spædbarnet Moses, der senere opdager, at han i virkeligheden er jøde. Moses beslutter at lede jøderne til frihed i Kanaans land på trods af sin bror Ramses hårdhændede forsøg på at stoppe dem. Senere drager Moses alene til Sinai-bjerget hvor han modtager de ti bud som leveregler for sit folk.
Året er 1999, og der er borgerkrig i Sierra Leone. Fiskeren Solomon's drømme bliver knuste, da han bliver kidnappet og tvunget væk fra kone og barn for at arbejde i en diamantmine, der finansierer borgerkrigen.
I en fjern fortid regerer vampyrerne over varulvene. På sin borg holder vampyrkongen Viktor den unge varulv Lucian som slave. Hvad Viktor ikke ved, er, at Lucian og Viktor's datter Sonja er elskende. Og en dag stiller de to sig i spidsen for et blodigt oprør mod den grusomme konge.
Slaven Spartacus trænes som gladiator, men det umenneskelige liv i træningslejren får ham og hans fæller til at gøre oprør. Og oprøret breder sig, så selveste det romerske kejserdømme begynder at mærke det.
George Taylor nødlander på en fremmed planet under en rummission. Han erfarer hurtigt, at planeten regeres af intelligente aber, der skabt deres egen veludviklede civilisation. Menneskene på denne planet er til gengæld primitive, dyriske væsener, der ikke evner at tale. Da aberne opdager, at Taylor faktisk er intelligent, er reaktionerne forskellige. Lederen Dr. Zaius ønsker at slå Taylor ihjel, mens to forskere, Cornelius og Zira, forsøger at beskytte ham.
Filmen handler om to af Indiens mest berømte revolutionære, Komaram Bheem og Rama Raju, som ledte hver sin modstandskamp i starten af det tyvende århundrede. Den opdigtede fortælling skildrer, hvordan de to legender mødte hinanden i britisk besatte Delhi i 1920 og gik i åben krig med den britiske guvernør.
Nogle hundrede år ude i fremtiden støder en rumstation på et mystisk elektromagnetisk felt. Den specialtrænede chimpanse Pericles sendes af sted for at rekognoscere, men den forsvinder. Stik imod alle ordrer flyver kaptajn Leo Davidson efter for at finde den. Han suges ind i en tidslomme og lander på en planet, der på mange måder minder om Jorden - bortset fra, at her er det menneskeaber, der er civilisationens herrer, mens menneskene er deres slaver.
For hulemændene Zed og Oh virker et træ med gyldne æbler ganske uskadeligt, men da de efter at have spist af æblerne finder ud af, at det er kundskabens træ, må de se i øjnene, at de har begået en stor fejl. De bliver tvunget til at rejse væk fra deres stamme, og dette bliver starten på et stort eventyr gennem menneskehedens første stadier: fra jæger/samlersamfundet til det storslåede romerrige.
I 1841 er den sorte amerikaner Solomon Northup en fri mand med kone og børn, da han bedøves, bortføres og sælges som slave. Det bliver begyndelsen på 12 års helvede, hvor Solomon må kæmpe både for at holde sig i live og for at bevare sin værdighed. '12 Years a Slave' modtog tre Oscars, blandt andet for bedste film.
Et drengebarn kommer til verden på slagmarken, skåret ud af sin døende mors mave. Han vokser op hos sin stamme af barbarer i den barske, kimmeriske vildmark og trænes til krig - han er Conan. Efter en manddomsprøve i bjergene vender Conan hjem til et tragisk syn: Han landsby er udraderet af krigsherren Khalra Zym, som med sort magi og en hær af monstre forsøger at overtage kontrollen med hele Hyboria. Folkets skæbne hviler på Conans skuldre og drevet af hævnlyst, drager han ud for at redde sin verden fra et jerngreb af ondskab.
En telefonsælger stiger hurtigt i graderne efter at have taget imod råd fra en kollega – indtil hans succes fører ham ud i både arbejdsmæssigt og moralsk kaos.
Filmatisering af Broadway-musicalen baseret på Alice Walkers litterære klassiker af samme navn fra 1982. Denne dristige nyfortolkning af den elskede klassiker skildrer det ekstraordinære søsterskab mellem tre kvinder, der deler et ubrydeligt bånd.
Marcus Aurelius' far var hærfører for 1. kohorte af 9. legion, som er forsvundet i det nordligste Britannia, hvor vilde krigere regerer i bjergene. Marcus følger i hans fodspor som centurion, men gives en ærefuld afsked, da han skades i kamp. Sammen med sin britiske slave, Esca, drager han mod det mørke Skotland for at opklare, hvad der skete med faren, og redde romerrigets fanespyd, Ørnen, hjem igen.
En fattig landmand bliver leder for en gruppe, som er imod slaveri efter den amerikanske borgerkrig i sydstaterne. Sammen gør de oprør mod konføderationen og grundlægger en fri stat. Men kampen om frihed til alle er langt fra overstået.
Frihedskæmperen Harriet Tubman flygter fra slaveri. Hun foretager modige missioner for lede andre slaver til frihed via en underjordisk jernbane.
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.
In a mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal and its surrounding regions vie for power as they build a new society.
Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!
Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
Born into a world 1000 years in our future, Saki and her friends live in utopia. Not only is their idyllic community overflowing with resources, but technology is obsolete, thanks to a magical power that grants the ability to materialize anything. However, when Saki discovers a lost artifact, the facade is shattered! Faced with a startling truth about their town, Saki and her companions face dangers they never knew existed, and their choices may change the fate of everyone.
In the near future, human inhabitants would have been crowded and congested. It was an urgency to stride out to the universe and find a new home. When everything was under progress in an orderly way, dramatic geological transformations erupted over the courses of decades. Human beings were raped by this disaster and hardly left anything. Until the nature gradually restored calm, people struggled to their feet from ruins and abysses, stepping again onto this familiar but strange earth. But for us people, dominating everything has been rooted into our blood. Are we still masters of this new world?
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
Winner of the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, "Side by Side" focuses on two women of different origins and social classes. The brave Isabel, daughter of a former slave and in love with the capoeira player Zé Maria; and Laura, descendant from a wealthy family and destined to an undesired marriage to Edgar. In addition to an unshakable friendship, the two share the same purpose in life: the conquest of freedom in the conservative society of Rio de Janeiro of the early 20th century.
A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive.
A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil.
The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set during the American Civil War, the series starred John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln. It was executive produced by Larry White and Lou Reda, in association with Columbia Pictures Television, then owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
Enslaved teenager Henry Shackleford, aka Little Onion, becomes a member in abolitionist John Brown’s motley family during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War.
Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
“The White Slave”, is a production which narrates the story of Victoria, a woman who everyone knows as a marchioness who arrived in America to marry a prosperous merchant from the region. However, the truth is different, because years back in that same city, she was rescued from death and raised in secret by some slaves who became her family. She was taken from the arms of her loved ones and sent to Spain because according to the society of the time, a white woman could not live with slaves. Victoria is an indomitable woman and she will come back pretending to be someone else to seek justice and liberate her family. This woman is determined to face anyone who gets on her way to free her loved ones from slavery, confront her parents killer and reunite with the man she would give her life for. For Victoria everyone is the same colour which is why she won’t rest until she claims justice and becomes a heroine.
Hybrid docuseries offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa, and its impact on society today.
Spartacus, who was enslaved by the Romans after they murdered his father, leads fellow slaves in an attempt to overthrow the repressive Roman Empire.
