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
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/ 2020] External Reviews "A … [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...]