Documentary movies
Fascinating real-life stories, historical accounts, and educational deep dives that reveal the truth about our world.
Subgenres include: True Crime Documentary, Biographical Documentary, Social & Political Documentary.

791. Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
Documentary History2026•55min
Director: Susannah Ward
What if women were hidden among the ranks of Ancient Rome’s fearsome gladiators? A group of experts searches for evidence to prove women once fought in the arena just like men. Combining history, archaeology, and forensic investigation, journey across Europe in a quest for answers. If a female gladiator's existence can be proven definitively, what can we learn about their lives?
When Siham passed away, Namir didn’t realize that she was gone forever. In a child’s mind, mothers are immortal… To keep her memory alive, Namir delves into his family history across Egypt and France. With the cinema of Youssef Chahine as his companion, a story of exile — and above all, of love — begins to unfold.
Straight out of the sewers in the south, Sørsia Gerilja established itself as something truly unique in the Trøndelag rap scene. With raw lyrics and an even rougher attitude, the group clashed with police, producers, and at times even themselves. You couldn’t ask for better breeding ground for hip-hop. But 20 years have passed, and now they are reuniting for the very first time — on stage at the Pstereo-Festival.
David Chichkan was an anarchist, artist, and political activist. His art was always inseparable from his political views. All of his works embodied calls to struggle for freedom, equality, and justice, for social and labor rights, and for the liberation of all people. Because of his views and his art, he repeatedly faced censorship, attacks, and attempts to cancel exhibitions — yet he never abandoned his position.







