When the Chinese Communist Party orders a violent crackdown on the Falun Gong religious group, all involved must each choose whether to speak the truth or remain silent as a holocaust takes place. Based on true events. [ Unsilenced credits: Dir: Leon Lee/ Sam Trammell, Anastasia Lin, James Yi/ 108 min/ Drama/ Resistance to Tyranny, Freedom of Speech, Democide, Government as … [Read more...]
Ask No Questions | Documentary
A documentary examination of the alleged self-immolation of five Falun Gong members in 2001 reveals the incident may have been faked by the Chinese government -- as part of a calculated Orwellian effort to control public opinion. [ Ask No Questions credits: Dir: Jason Loftus, Eric Pedicelli/ Jian Shi, Tony Bai, Amy Guo/ 79 min/ Documentary/ Propaganda, Government as Torturer, … [Read more...]
Welcome to Chechnya
FREE ON HBO UNTIL AUGUST 4th An underground railroad in the Russian republic of Chechnya risks all to protect gay people from the government's official policy of torture and extermination. [ Welcome to Chechnya credits: Dir: David France/ Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Maxim Lapunov/ 107 min/ Documentary/ Democide, Government as Bigot, Government as Torturer, Sexual Liberty/ … [Read more...]
The Bleeding Edge (2016)
When a young tech wiz discovers that the heart transplant he got in China was taken from a prisoner in a forced organ "donation," he risks his life to save the next victims of China's organ harvesting program. [ The Bleeding Edge credits: Dir: Leon Lee/ Jay Clift, Anastasia Lin, Tony Bai, James Yi / 90 min/ Thriller/ Government as Torturer, Democide] Available Now on Amazon … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990)
A novice researcher for Amnesty International uncovers government torture and brutality in Turkey. [ Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files credits: Dir: Robert Greenwald/ Ron Silver, Hector Elizondo, Leslee Udwin/ 92 min/ Drama/ Amnesty International, Democide, Government as Torturer] “An inspiring endorsement of AI that should make its supporters proud." Amnesty … [Read more...]