Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "women-rights"
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1. Ayali (2023– )
Drama
Young Tamizhselvi dreams of becoming a doctor. But her village, Veerappannai, has fearsome age-old customs and traditions which inadvertently suppress women of the village. Will she be able to overcome them?
Stars: Abi Natchatra, Madan Ravichandran, Pragadeeshwaran, Jenson
Votes: 1,316
2. Reyes de la noche (2021)
30 min | Comedy
Spain's number-one sports-radio host sees his empire threatened when his pupil becomes his rival.
Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Miki Esparbé, Itsaso Arana, Cristóbal Suárez
Votes: 516
3. Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016)
130 min | Documentary, History
An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.
Director: Bahman Maghsoudlou | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Katayun Amir Ebrahimi, Mary Apick, Pouri Baneai
Votes: 20
4. The Bus Stop (II) (2021)
130 min | Drama
A woman waits at the bus stop for a bus that seems not to arrive. Minutes become hours. Nonetheless, the woman remains seated. Alone with her own mind, she waits and listens to the passing ... See full summary »
Director: Fabio Del Percio | Star: Anna Giudice
5. Do Qadam Dur Thay (2014)
Drama, Family, Romance
When Zohaib is forced to marry Nayab on gunpoint, he leaves her in the middle of a road and runs away. Do Qadam Dur Thay is a gripping story of love, sorrow and heartache as two people who are seeking each other despite of being together.
Stars: Sami Khan, Ayeza Khan
Votes: 39
6. Form (2021)
12 min | Short, Drama
Mah-Nazir an 18 year old Afghan girl, decides to work at Baghdadi Break Burning Workshop instead of his sick father in secret, until one day, in the danger of being exposed, she finds out that she is not the only one with a secret.
Director: Saeid Ghasemi | Stars: Ehsan Azizi, Fereshteh Follady, Amirmohammad Hosseini, Somaye Hosseini
7. Les héritières
Documentary | Completed
In Brussels in the 1990s, people still dreamed of utopias and brotherhood between peoples. The school is a champion of multiculturalism, progress and equality. Four young girls from ... See full summary »
Director: Charlotte Diament
8. Bertha Lutz (2021)
98 min | Documentary
Bertha Lutz - Women and the U.N Charter' reveals the important and unknown role of a Brazilian biologist and feminist in ensuring that gender issues were addressed at the basis of the United Nations.
Directors: Guto Barra, Tatiana Issa
Votes: 12
9. Her Right to Play (2024)
45 min | Documentary
In the wake of a 2014 ban on women's football in Pakistan, the national team faced an uncertain and turbulent period. Despite immense cultural barriers, these determined players fought for ... See full summary »
Director: Mohammed Ali Sheikh | Stars: Maria Khan, Malika Noor, Sana Mahmud, Shah Bibi
10. Ala Hadden Sawa (2022)
Documentary, Short
A documentary that tells the story of Saudi women who faced many obstacles before issuing texts of the new laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that enhance the status and role of women. The... See full summary »
Director: Abdulrahman Sandokji | Stars: Sharifah Alanazi, Nada Albosaily, Sara Almalki, Jummah Alqahtani
Votes: 6
11. Kaban (2021)
6 min | Documentary, Short
The concept of swapping girls was a popular norm in Southern Kurdistan. They exchanged girls for marriage without getting their consent. Kaban is one of the thousands of girls who faced the tragedy of swapping girls at a young age.
Director: Mohammed Jalal
12. Heaven Beneath My Feet (2020)
90 min | Documentary
Heaven Beneath my Feet is the story of three Lebanese women each struggling on her own to defy the religious law and reunite with their children in a country where secular civil law is yet to exist.
Director: Sandra Madi | Stars: Lina Arar, Fatima Hamza, Abir Hashem, Zainab Zaiter
Votes: 7
13. Wilaya (2011)
97 min | Drama
Fatimetu, a Sahrawi refugee, returns to her home camp after 16 years. She must choose between life in the desert and her family and friends in Spain, her brother's expectations for her and her new job driving items between camps.
Director: Pedro Pérez Rosado | Stars: Aziza Brahim, Memona Mohamed, Nadhira Mohamed, Mohamed Mouloud
Votes: 54
14. Right Move (2022)
Short, Drama
Early 70s women struggle for their rights. Young Gerda after the loss of her mother decides to study ballet in France. But her authoritarian father has his own plan for her whole life.
Director: Pavel Stankus | Stars: Monika Chasi, Simonas Dovidauskas
15. Fermoirophobia (2022)
6 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Trying to make sense of the body and her existence, the woman struggles with the processes she encounters in every stage of her life. These processes emerge with the use of zipper, which is an everyday object, for different purposes.
Directors: Ikra Aysila Yildiz, Aybuke Ergu | Stars: Mehmet Emin Akdemir, Bilge Ayber, Dila Ceylan, Nihan Cura
Votes: 24
16. Caroline Vigneaux croque la pomme (2022 TV Special)
97 min | Comedy
Director: Marc-Antoine Hélard | Star: Caroline Vigneaux
17. Not for money, not for love, not for nothing (2020)
15 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Using animation for anonymity, real questions are deliberated by real women, sharing their real stories. The film follows Paula, who came to Newport on a spiritual mission to help women who... See full summary »
Director: John Robert Lee
18. Herederas (2023)
18 min | Documentary, Short
A tribute to the unknown legacy of European women who fought for women's rights. We are heirs to a lineage of brave women, but who were those ancestors who occupied the streets of Europe to... See full summary »
Director: Silvia Venegas Venegas
Votes: 19
20. Jaja (The Carwash) (2021)
Drama
JAJA and her high-school friends are abducted on their way to school. They are taken to a secret location where they are forced into prostitution under the harsh supervision of Queen B
Directors: Judy Ramson, Jacinta Wangari | Stars: Irshad Abdulaziz, John Anyanje, Swah Collins, Osewe Dickson
21. Passionate Politics: The Life & Work of Charlotte Bunch (2011)
Documentary
PASSIONATE POLITICS tells the story of Charlotte Bunch, from idealistic young civil rights organizer to lesbian activist, to internationally-recognized leader of a campaign to put women's ... See full summary »
Director: Tami Gold
22. Tu seras mère, ma fille (2019)
Documentary, History
Tales of the women fights and women rights history in France between 1918 and 2018. From repopulation, to sexual liberation, healthcare or politics, this century has been full of struggles, and re-defined what is to be a woman in France.
Directors: Bruno Joucla, Camille Ménager | Star: Cécile de France
24. Hannah's Dream
85 min | Drama, Family | Announced
The true story of a gifted Christian woman who escapes persecution in Pakistan and after receiving a prophetic dream of a deadly attack on a church there, learns to use her spiritual gifts to save lives.
25. Cadde la notte su di me (2021)
5 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
After a night at the club, a man tries to enter his car but is blocked by the software running it, because of his alcohol level. The man and the car discuss like a couple until his physical... See full summary »
Directors: Riccardo Menicatti, Bruno Ugioli | Stars: Marta Bevilacqua, Martina Donà, Francesco Genovese, Massimiliano Loizzi
26.
La vida según Galeano (2013)
Episode:
Mujeres
(2013)
28 min | Documentary
Director: Eliseo Álvarez