THEME EXPLORATION

Captivity and slavery

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
Submergence
Submergence
2017 · Wim Wenders
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Split
Split
2016 · M. Night Shyamalan
Dolly
Dolly
2026 · Rod Blackhurst
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
Last Supper
Last Supper
1976 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes
1964 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Devil of the Desert
Devil of the Desert
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
Manderlay
Manderlay
2005 · Lars von Trier
The Woman King
The Woman King
2022 · Gina Prince-Bythewood
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
2009 · Tom Six
Dangerous Animals
Dangerous Animals
2025 · Sean Byrne
Pet
Pet
2016 · Carles Torrens
Valhalla Rising
Valhalla Rising
2009 · Nicolas Winding Refn
36 Steps
36 Steps
2006 · Adrián García Bogliano
Animalistic
Animalistic
2015 · Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
Caged
Caged
2011 · Stephan Brenninkmeijer
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
2014 · Vanessa Parise
Macabre
Macabre
2009 · Timo Tjahjanto
My Dearest Assassin
My Dearest Assassin
2026 · Taweewat Wantha
The Mighty Peking Man
The Mighty Peking Man
1977 · Ho Meng-Hua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His films like '12 Years a Slave' and 'Hunger' unflinchingly examine systemic oppression, physical confinement, and the human spirit under extreme duress.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His provocative films like 'Antichrist' and 'Dogville' delve into psychological captivity, isolation, and the darker aspects of human entrapment and control.