THEME EXPLORATION

Political Corruption

38 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · John Frankenheimer
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
1933 · Leo McCarey
L’ivresse du pouvoir
L’ivresse du pouvoir
2006 · Claude Chabrol
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Vanina Vanini
Vanina Vanini
1961 · Roberto Rossellini
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
11 Flowers
11 Flowers
2011 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Conclave
Conclave
2024 · Edward Berger
The Hater
The Hater
2020 · Jan Komasa
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation
2017 · Goro Taniguchi
Hinterland
Hinterland
2021 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Bad President - All My Sh*t
Bad President - All My Sh*t
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Parallax View
The Parallax View
1974 · Alan J. Pakula
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bi Gan

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 Kinji Fukasaku Japan

Raw, kinetic storytelling that exposes urban violence and societal collapse with unflinching intensity.

 Peter Landesman USA

Cinematic journalism that exposes institutional corruption through meticulous historical reconstruction and moral scrutiny.