THEME EXPLORATION

Human atrocity

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
The Last Stage
The Last Stage
1948 · Wanda Jakubowska
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Winter Flies
Winter Flies
2018 · Olmo Omerzu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films meditate on suffering, moral collapse, and the spiritual emptiness underlying human cruelty through metaphysical and psychological depth.

 Michael Haneke Austria

He directly confronts audience complicity in violence and examines the mechanisms of human brutality with unflinching philosophical rigor.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His work interrogates fascism, corruption, and depravity through visceral imagery that challenges viewers to confront the depths of human degradation.