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List of recommended movies for the participants:
The movies hereby below are advised to watch prior the participation at the sessions of Youth Exchanges, especially the expert sessions. The list is also open for peer-review by UNDP colleagues and the Experts. More suggestions are welcome to add the list with the movies in line with the issues of conflict, violence, peace and security. The list is proposed by the Facilitators: Akylai Karimova and Olimjon Bakhtaliev.
The participants are encouraged and not mandated to watch the movies. The UNDP country offices will assist in accessing the movies in the language the participants are comfortable to watch with.
Each given movie is a true-based story, covering the issues of Ethnic, Racial, Inter-state, Environmental issues, Women’s and Children’s Rights, Civic Participation and Advocacy from American, British, African, Indian, Tibetian histories.
Freedom Writers. Erin Gruwell teaches a class of at-risk students who are divided by their race and harbor animosity against one another. Soon, she decides to unite them and pursue education beyond high school. Ethnic and Racial issues
The Great Debaters. Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College, motivates his students to form the first-ever debate team. Hard work pays off when the team defeats Harvard in the national championship. Racial issues, Civil Participation
Hotel Rwanda. Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, leads a happy life with his wife and children in Rwanda. He displays immense courage by saving the lives of many helpless refugees during a communal war. Civil unrest, Violence, Genocide
Lion. Saroo gets separated from his family at the age of five and ends up being adopted by an Australian couple. However, he returns to India 25 years later to search for his birth parents. Kidnapping issues, Children Rights
Tibet: The Cry of the Snow Lion. This documentary by director Tom Peosay presents the history of Tibet under Chinese occupation. While the film depicts life at Buddhist monasteries that are closely associated with the mountainous region, it also shows other sides of the country, capturing the poverty found in the city of Lhasa, as well as sweeping shots of the expansive Tibetan wilderness. Ethnic, Interstate issues
Invictus. Following the aftermath of the apartheid, President Nelson Mandela decides to unite his people by supporting a rugby team in their bid to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Racial issues, civil participation, Interstate issues
Gandhi. A lawyer, Mohandas Gandhi, returns to British India from South Africa. He begins a nationwide campaign of non-violent resistance against British rule, pressuring Britain to liberate India. Civil participation, Interstate issues
The Great hack. Exploring how a data company named Cambridge Analytica came to symbolise the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as uncovered by journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Civil participation, Advocacy, New Media in political decision-making
Shadows and Faces. Shadows and Faces tells the story of a young girl who is separated from his shadow puppetry performer father during the ethnic conflict between Cypriot Greeks and Cypriot Turks in 1963. Ethnic issues, Children rights
Three billboards. Mildred Hayes is devastated after the rape and murder of her daughter. Months later, she protests and challenges the police officials when they fail to capture the culprit. Civil participation, Advocacy, Community safety
Suffragette. In early 20th-century Britain, the growing suffragette movement forever changes the life of the working wife and mother Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan). Galvanized by political activist Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep), Watts joins a diverse group of women who fight for equality and the right to vote. Faced with increasing police action, Maud and her dedicated suffragettes must play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, risking their jobs, homes, family, and lives for a just cause. Women’s rights, Civic participation, Police issues
Selma. Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Racial issues, Civic participation, Advocacy
When they see us. In 1989 a jogger was assaulted and raped in New York's Central Park, and five young people were subsequently charged with the crime. The quintet, labeled the Central Park Five, maintained its innocence and spent years fighting the convictions, hoping to be exonerated. This limited series spans a quarter of a century, from when the teens are first questioned about the incident in the spring of 1989, going through their exoneration in 2002 and ultimately the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014. Police issues, Community safety, Racial issues
Tomorrow. Filmmakers Mélanie Laurent and Cyril Dion travel worldwide to investigate concrete solutions to environmental and social challenges. Civic participation, Environmental issues
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