Foreign, Comparative, and International Law and Justice on Film and TV:

An A to Z List
(compiled by Lyonette Louis-Jacques, August 2010)*

4 Months, 3 Weeks and Two Days (Romania, 2007)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032846/

The Advocate (UK, 1994)

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

L’Affaire Lafarge (France, 1938)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028556/

Andaz (India, 1949; Director: Mehboob Khan)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041123/

Die Anwälte (Germany, 2009; documentary)(The Lawyers – A German Story, a movie about Otto
Schily, Hans-Christian Stroebele, and Horst Mahler)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1439446/
Die Anwälte (Germany, ARD, 2008; TV series)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1167324/

Ashita e no yuigon = Best Wishes for Tomorrow (Japan, 2007)(“A Japanese Class B war criminal
sets out to take full responsibility for the execution of American Airmen…Lieutenant General
Tasuku Okada…”)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1052343/

Awara (India, Hindi, 1951; Director: Raj Kapoor; Top 3 Bollywood law movie; has long
courtroom scene)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043306/

Bamako (Mali/USA/France, 2006)(mock trial against the World Bank and the IMF by African civil
society)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814666/

Bandini (India, 1963; Director: Bimal Roy; Top 3 Bollywood law movie)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056850/

Black and White (Australia/UK, 2002)(“Recreation of the landmark 1958 South Australian Court
trial in which young aboriginal Max Stuart was sentenced to hang, having been found guilty of
the murder of a nine year old white girl”)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299547/
Bollywood Law: Commercial Hindi Films with Legal Themes (Michael H. Hoffheimer, 98 Law
Library Journal 61 (2006)(list Top 3 movies, and Top 20 recommended Bollywood law films)
http://www.aallnet.org/products/pub_llj_v98n01/2006-03.pdf

Les bonnes causes (France, 1963)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132892/

Breaker Morant (Australia, 1980)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080310/
http://www.amazon.com/Breaker-Morant-Edward-
Woodward/dp/B000X73NCM/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1281028183&sr=1-1

The Castle (Australia, 1997; a comedy)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118826/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_(film)

China from the Inside (PBS, 2007; episode 4 focuses on freedom & justice)
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/

Commis d’office (France, 2009; Director: Hannelore Cayre)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179836/
http://www.rue89.com/la-bande-du-cine/2009/05/06/allez-consulter-un-avocat-commis-
doffice-au-cinema

Confronting the Truth (United States Institute of Peace, 2006; documentary on truth
commissions)
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

The Constant Gardener (UK/Germany, 2005; starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz)(English
diplomat’s wife murdered in Kenya)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387131/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Le Corbeau (France, 1943; Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035753/

Courthouse on the Horseback 《马背 上的法庭》(China, 2006; Director: Liu Jie; Ma Bei
Shang)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064775/

Un crime au Paradis (France, 2001; Director: Jean Becker)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245530/
Crude (USA, 2009)(lawsuit by Ecuadorans against Chevron)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1326204/

Cry Freedom (UK, 1987; Director: Richard Attenborough; starring Denzel Washington and Kevin
Kline)(“South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to
investigate the death in custody of his friend the black activist Steve Biko”)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092804/

A Cry in the Dark (Australia/USA, 1988; Director: Fred Schepisi; starring Meryl Streep & Sam
Neill)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094924/

Damini – Lightning (India, 1993)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106655/

Divorce Iranian Style (Iran/UK, 1998)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166169/

Do Ustad (India, 1959; starring Raj Kapoor)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135399/

Dossier noir (France/Italy, 1955; Director: André Cayatte)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048011/

En cas de malheur = Love Is My Profession (France/Italy, 1958; starring Brigitte Bardot and
Jean Gabin)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051579/

En plein coeur = In All Innocence (France, 1998; Director: Pierre Jolivet)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150464/

The Face of AIDS (2007)(Malawi)

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Four Days in September (Brazil/USA, 1997; starring Alan Arkin)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119815/

Franz Fuchs – Ein Patriot (Austria, 2007; TV semidocumentary)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104065/

Gandhi (UK/India, 1982; Director: Richard Attenborough; starring Ben Kingsley, etc.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083987/

Garde à vue (France, 1981; Director: Claude Miller)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082436/

Goodbye Baby (2005)(Guatemala)

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

L’Habit vert (France, 1937)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150807/

Hail, the Judge! (Hong Kong/China, Cantonese, 1994; starring Stephen Chow)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110201/

Human Rights in China: The Search for Common Ground (Sacred Mountain Productions, 2004;
documentary)

Ich klage an = I accuse (German, 1941)(euthanasia)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033750/

In Search of International Justice (2005)(International Criminal Court/ICC)

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

In the Name of the Father (Ireland/UK, 1993; Director: Jim Sheridan; starring Daniel Day-Lewis
and Emma Thompson)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107207/

In the Tall Grass (2006)(Rwanda)

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

In This World (2002)(two Afghan boys travel from Pakistan through Iran, Turkey, Italy, France
and the UK to refuge in London)
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Les inconnus dans la maison (France, 1943; Director: Henri Decoin)

L’Ivresse du pouvoir = Comedy of Power (France/Germany, 2006; Director: Claude Chabrol;

starring Isabelle Huppert)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463486/

Judge 《透析》(China, 2009; Director: Liu Jie)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499698/

The Judge = Domaren (Sweden, 1960)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053781/
Judgment at Nuremberg = Urteil von Nürnberg (USA, 1961; Director: Stanley Kramer; all-star
cast)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055031/

Le Juge (France, 1984; Philippe Lefebvre)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087515/

Le juge et l’assassin (France, 1976; Director: Bertrand Tavernier)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073219/

Le juge Fayard dit le Shériff (France, 1977; Director: Yves Boisset)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076242/

Justice est faite (France, 1950; Director: André Cayatte)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042625/

Justice, My Foot! (Hong Kong/China, Cantonese, 1992; starring Stephen Chow)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105385/

Justiz (Switzerland/Germany, 1993; writer Duerrenmatt)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107296/

Kanoon (India, 1960)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053985/

Karakter (Netherlands/Belgium, 1997; Director: Mike van Diem)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119448/

Khuda Kay Live (Pakistan, 2007)(Muslim Pakistanis after 9/11)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068956/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Lawyer, Lawyer (Hong Kong/China, Cantonese, 1997; starring Stephen Chow of “Kung Fu
Hustle” fame)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133059/

The Lemon Tree (Israel/Germany/France, 2008)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172963/

http://www.amazon.com/Lemon-Tree-Etz-Limon-
Region/dp/B002BZTOEU/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1281028055&sr=1-2
Let Him Have It (UK/France, 1991)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102288/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Liebling-Kreuzberg (Germany, 1986; TV series with Manfred Krug)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090472/

“M” (Germany, 1931; Director: Fritz Lang; starring Peter Lorre)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/

A Man for All Seasons (UK, 1966)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060665/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Maria Full of Grace (Colombia/US/Ecuador, 2004; Director: Joshua Marston)(Colombia)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390221/

Matter of Life and Death (UK, 1946; starring David Niven; also called Stairway to Heaven)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038733/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Midnight Express (USA/UK, 1978)(Turkey)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077928/

Moksha: Salvation (India, 2001)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301240/

The Motorcycle Diaries (Argentina/USA/Chile/Peru/Brazil/UK/Germany/France, 2004; starring

Gael García Bernal):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318462/

Munich (USA/Canada/France, 2005; Director: Stephen Spielberg)(“secret Israel squad assigned

to track down and assassinate the 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich
massacre of 11 Israeli athletes)
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Music Box (USA, 1989; Director: Costas-Gavras; starring Jessica Lange)(Hungarian immigrant in
U.S. accused of war crimes is defended by lawyer-daughter)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100211/

Nuremberg (Canada/USA, 2000; TV mini-series starring Alec Baldwin)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208629/

The Official Story (Argentina, 1985)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089276/

Paper Dolls = Bubot Niyar (USA/Israel/Switzerland, 2006; Director: Tomer Heymann; documentary)
(Phillipines, Israel immigration)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783681/

Passion Defense (1997)???

Paths of Glory (USA, 1957; Director: Stanley Kubrick; starring Adolphe Menjou and Kirk
Douglas)(France)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/

The People’s Court (PBS “Wide Angle”, 2007)(law of China)

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/the-peoples-court/introduction/162

Plaideurs (???)

Praying in Her Own Voice (Israel, 2007; documentary)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020986/

Le président Haudecœur (France, 1940; Director: Jean Dréville; comedy)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198935/

La présidente (France, 1938; Director: Fernand Rivers; comedy)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160709/

Der Prozeß (Austria, 1948)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040714/

Rabbit-Proof Fence (Australia, 2002)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/

Rashomon (Japan, 1950; Director: Akira Kurosawa; starring Toshiro Mifune)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042876/

The Reader (USA/Germany, 2008; starring Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976051/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

A Reasonable Man (South Africa, 1999; Director: Gavin Wood)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178860/

The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court (USA, 2009)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212439/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Red Corner (USA, English & Mandarin, 1997; starring Richard Gere & Bai Ling)(American lawyer
in China)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119994/

Le retour de Martin Guerre = The Return of Martin Guerre (France, 1982; starring Gérard
Depardieu)(“false impersonation in medieval times in the framework of a court session”)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084589/

Robe rouge (France, 1933)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191404/

Rumpole of the Bailey (UK, 1978-1992; TV series)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078680/
Sacco e Vanzetti (Italy/France, 1971; Director: Giuliano Montaldo; starring Gian Maria Volonté)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067698/

Seoul Train (USA, 2004)(North Korean refugees living underground in China)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402492/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Sisters-In-Law (Cameroon/UK, 2005; documentary)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0474361/

Sore de mo boku wa yattenai = I Just Didn't Do It (Japan, 2006)(sexual harassment in Japan)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0794350/
(Soredemo boku wa yattenai)

State of Fear (USA, 2005)(Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission)

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

The Stoning of Soraya M. (USA, 2008)(Iran)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1277737/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

Storm (Germany/Denmark/Netherlands, 2009; Director: Hans-Christian Schmid; the workings

of the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia/ICTY)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0768239/
http://www.filmmovement.com/filmcatalog/index.asp?MerchandiseID=207

The Story of Qiu Ju (China/Hong Kong, 1992; starring Gong Li)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105197/

The Story of Women (France, 1988; Director: Claude Chabrol; starring Isabelle Huppert)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096336/

Taishi Village (China, 2005; documentary)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj6tmPyx98Y

The Tank Man (PBS “Frontline”, 2006; documentary on China)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/

Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)(investigation of torture and killing of Afghani taxi driver)
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

A Taxing Woman (Japan, 1987)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093502/

La tête des autres (France, 1973; written by Marcel Aymé)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0321330/

That Winslow Boy (UK, 1948; Director: Anthony Asquith)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040970/
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

The Tokyo Trial (China, 2006)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884868/

Traffic (USA/Germany, 2000; Director: Steven Soderbergh; starring Michael Douglas and
Benicio Del Toro)(Mexico-U.S.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181865/

The Trial (France/Germany/Italy, 1962; Director: Orson Welles; starring Anthony Perkins and
Jeanne Moreau)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057427/

The Trial of Joan of Arc (France, 1962)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059616/

The Unwritten Law (Hong Kong/China, Cantonese, 1985; starring Andy Lau)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121259/

Veer-Zaara (India, 2004; Top 3 Bollywood movie)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420332/

http://www.amazon.com/Veer-Zaara-Shahrukh-
Khan/dp/B0007V6MJA/ref=sr_1_25?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1281028621&sr=1-25

Vera Drake (UK/France, 2004; starring Imelda Staunton)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383694/

http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/dvds.php

La Vérité = Die Wahrheit = The Truth (France/Italy, 1960; Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot;
starring Brigitte Bardot)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054452/

Volver (Spain, 2006; Director: Pedro Almodóvar; starring Penélope Cruz)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441909/

Widow of Saint- Pierre (France/Canada, 2000; starring Juliette Binoche and Daniel Auteuil)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191636/

Z (France/Algeria, 1969)(Greece)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065234/

Der zerbrochene Krug (Germany, 1937)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029817/

*This list was compiled from suggestions from subscribers to the Int-Law <
http://listserver.ciesin.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=Int-Law> email list for exchange of
foreign, comparative and international legal information, and Twitter colleagues.