THEME EXPLORATION

Russian occupation

35 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 · William Wyler
Captain Conan
Captain Conan
1996 · Bertrand Tavernier
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1974 · Akira Kurosawa
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
Love One Another
Love One Another
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Mr. Klein
Mr. Klein
1976 · Joseph Losey
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers
1970 · Ken Russell
The People from the Train
The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz
Anniversary of the Revolution
Anniversary of the Revolution
1918 · Dziga Vertov
Enamorada
Enamorada
1946 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
I Was Nineteen
I Was Nineteen
1968 · Konrad Wolf
The Lost People
The Lost People
1949 · Muriel Box
Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury
1972 · Lo Wei
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Ernst Lubitsch
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002 · Kathryn Bigelow
But Forever In My Mind
But Forever In My Mind
1999 · Gabriele Muccino
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Occupied City
Occupied City
2023 · Steve McQueen
Operation Undead
Operation Undead
2024 · Kongkiat Khomsiri
Purple Butterfly
Purple Butterfly
2003 · Lou Ye
The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island
2017 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
2014 · Abderrahmane Sissako
The Third Part of the Night
The Third Part of the Night
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia

His films like 'Leviathan' and 'Loveless' explore themes of power, corruption, and societal collapse under authoritarian systems.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His historical epics like 'The Assassin' and 'Flowers of Shanghai' subtly examine themes of occupation, resistance, and cultural identity under foreign rule.