Films shine a spotlight on human rights

Some documentaries and movies recommended by the University of Virginia political science department:

1. The Birth of a Nation (1915)

2. State of Seige (1972)

3. Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (1985)

4. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

5. Night and Fog (1955)

6. Last Grave at Dimbaza (1975)

7. Battle of Algiers (1967)

8. Remember My Lai (1989)

9. Remember Mandela (1988)

10. Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

11. Guazapa (1988)

12. Beirut, the Last Home Movie (1988)

13. Counterfeit Coverage (1992)

14. Struggle for Democracy: The Rule of Law (1989)

15. Struggle for Democracy: The Last Citizens (1989)

16. Rebels of the Forgotten World (1991)