THEME EXPLORATION

adolescent uprising

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
2012 · Tom Hooper
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
Terrorizer
Terrorizer
1986 · Edward Yang
Alpha
Alpha
2026 · Julia Ducournau
And Their Children After Them
And Their Children After Them
2026 · Ludovic Boukherma
Agostino
Agostino
1962 · Mauro Bolognini
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Equus
Equus
1977 · Sidney Lumet
Hanagatami
Hanagatami
2017 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928 · Sergei Eisenstein
Prova d’orchestra
Prova d’orchestra
1979 · Federico Fellini
The Experience
The Experience
1973 · Abbas Kiarostami
Broken Voices
Broken Voices
2025 · Ondřej Provazník
Band of Ninja
Band of Ninja
1967 · Nagisa Oshima
Dignity of the Nobodies
Dignity of the Nobodies
2005 · Fernando Solanas
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
Miércoles de ceniza/Ash Wednesday
Miércoles de ceniza/Ash Wednesday
1958 · Roberto Gavaldón
Rebellion of the Hanged
Rebellion of the Hanged
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Conspirators
The Conspirators
1972 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Revolutionary
The Revolutionary
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
Girls on Top
Girls on Top
2001 · Dennis Gansel
Kiss Me Softly
Kiss Me Softly
2012 · Anthony Schatteman
Sebbe
Sebbe
2010 · Babak Najafi
Sexy Baby
Sexy Baby
2012 · Jill Bauer & Ronna Gradus
Spud
Spud
2010 · Donovan Marsh
Suicide Room
Suicide Room
2011 · Jan Komasa
The Innocence
The Innocence
2019 · Lucía Alemany
The Long Farewell
The Long Farewell
1987 · Kira Muratova
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical film 'The 400 Blows' is the definitive portrait of adolescent rebellion and alienation from institutional authority.

 Joaquim Dos Santos United States

Films like 'Elephant' and 'Paranoid Park' explore the inner lives of rebellious and troubled teenagers navigating societal margins.

 Kathryn Bigelow United States

Her early work, particularly 'Near Dark' and 'Point Break,' captures the anarchic energy and rule-breaking spirit of youthful outsiders.