THEME EXPLORATION

ancient conflict

43 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · Michael Bay
Troy
Troy
2004 · Wolfgang Petersen
Jules César
Jules César
1954 · Jean Renoir
Red Cliff
Red Cliff
2008 · John Woo
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
1963 · J. Lee Thompson
The Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome
1962 · Antonio Margheriti
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
2016 · Zhang Yimou
Back to the Past
Back to the Past
2025 · Jack Lai Jan-Lung
Battlefield Heroes
Battlefield Heroes
2011 · Lee Joon-ik
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
2025 · Wuershan
The Loves of Pharaoh
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922 · Ernst Lubitsch
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
High and Low
High and Low
1963 · Akira Kurosawa
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His epic films like Battleship Potemkin and October depict revolutionary conflict and social upheaval through innovative montage techniques that capture the chaos of historical struggle.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai films including Ran and Throne of Blood explore ancient feudal conflicts, power struggles, and the human cost of war with profound psychological depth.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His adaptations of classical texts like Oedipus Rex and Medea examine primal human conflicts rooted in ancient mythology with raw, visceral intensity.