An Armenian medical student is torn by love and duty, as he tries to survive the Armenian Holocaust. [ The Promise credits: Dir: Terry George/ Angela Sarafyan, Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac/ 134 min/ Drama, History/ Democide] External Reviews "Hotel Rwanda director Terry George takes on a largely uncovered part of history in this often soapy but well-intentioned and … [Read more...]
Human Harvest (2014)
Two Nobel Prize winners investigate the organ harvesting trade in China and uncover one of the world's worst crimes against humanity. [ Human Harvest credits: Dir: Leon Lee/ 72 min/ Documentary/ Democide, Government as Torturer/ a.k.a. Davids and Goliath] External Reviews "Like a mystery novel with a devastating denouement, Leon Lee’s documentary Human Harvest starts … [Read more...]
The Experimenter (2015)
In 1961, Yale University researcher Stanely Milgram tests human willingness to obey to authority, with highly disturbing results. [ The Experimenter credits: Dir: Michael Almereyda/ John Palladino, Anthony Edwards, Jim Gaffigan/ 98 min/ Drama, Biography/ Working for government, Democide, Government as torturer] External Reviews "Smart and unsettling exploration of … [Read more...]
Hard to Believe (2015)
Organ harvesting of political prisoners by the Chinese government is exposed in this PBS-aired documentary. [ Hard to Believe credits: Dir: Ken Stone, Irene Silber/ 56 min/ Documentary/ Democide, Anti-socialism, Government as torturer] External Reviews "This documentary is extremely important for those involved in organ donation and transplantation, human rights, … [Read more...]
Mao’s Great Famine (2011)
Mao Zedong's "Great Leap Forward," a far-reaching program of forced modernization intended to transform China into a socialist paradise, instead results in the greatest holocaust in human history — with a death toll of 45 million. Also listed as La grande famine de Mao. [ Mao's Great Famine credits: Dir: Patrick Cabouat, Philippe Grangereau/ 52 min/ Documentary, History/ … [Read more...]
BBC: Organ Harvesting In China — Political Prisoners Killed On “Just in Time” Basis
An undercover BBC investigation reveals that the Chinese government is harvesting prisoners on a "just in time" basis for organ transplants. [4 min/ Democide] Films With Related Theme Hard to Believe The Bleeding Edge Human Harvest Category: Democide Category: Government as Torturer Links About Organ Harvesting in China Stop Organ Harvesting in China Wikipedia: … [Read more...]
Ararat (2002)
The members of a film crew struggle with their own respective interpretations of the past as they make a docudrama about the Armenian holocaust. [ Ararat credits: Dir: Atom Egoyan/ David Alpay, Arsinee Khanjian, Christopher Plummer/ 115min/ Drama/ Canada/ Democide] “Ararat is an important film because it brings into the popular mind the heretofore forgotten memory of one … [Read more...]
East-West (1999)
A naive Russian émigré and his family repatriate to post-WWII Soviet Union, only to discover, too late, the full truth about life under socialism. [ East-West credits: Dir: Regis Wargnier/ Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menchikov, Catherine Deneuve/ 120min/ Drama, Foreign Language/ France/ In French with English subtitles/ Escape from Socialism, Democide/ a.k.a. Est - … [Read more...]
Roots of Evil (1997)
A three-part documentary series on the subject of human inclination to do “evil.” [ Roots of Evil credits: Dir: Rex Bloomstein/ 135 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Britain/ Democide, Government as Torturer, Power Corrupts, Working for Government] No trailer available. Evil is defined in this series to be any act of deliberate harm to another human. Since, in the modern age, … [Read more...]
Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES NOMINEE: ACADEMY AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY A critical examination of the 1993 BATF raid in Waco, Texas. [ Waco: The Rules of Engagement credits: Dir: William Gazecki/ 165 min/ Documentary-Educational/ Democide, Propaganda] If you've ever wondered what actually happened in Waco, why and how the government was able to kill dozens … [Read more...]