facing persecution by the government theme

A character is being pursued by the governing body in the region, for whatever reason.

3 total · 2 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Born in Flames (1983) major The Women's Army led the opposition against a big brother government that was overseeing policies that systematically discriminated against women and minorities.
movie: Flatland (2007) major Chromatists (i.e., Flatlanders who colored their sides as they pleased) were persecuted by the backward looking Flatland government. A Square was among those persecuted by the authorities for proclaiming "The Gospel of Three Dimensions".
movie: Endgame (1983) minor We saw what it was like for Lilith and some other mutants to be hunted down by armed government men.