THEME EXPLORATION

anti-war activism

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Oh, Canada
Oh, Canada
2024 · Paul Schrader
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Fires on the Plain
Fires on the Plain
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Untitled WWI Documentary
Untitled WWI Documentary
2018 · Peter Jackson
Big Miracle
Big Miracle
2012 · Ken Kwapis
One Life
One Life
2023 · James Hawes
Brothers
Brothers
2004 · Susanne Bier
Far from Vietnam
Far from Vietnam
1967 · Alain Resnais
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 · Ted Kotcheff
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Full Metal Jacket' deconstruct war's absurdity and dehumanizing machinery through satirical and unflinching perspectives.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

A committed socialist filmmaker whose works including 'Land and Freedom' and 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' portray war's human costs and critique militarism.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative masterpiece 'Ivan's Childhood' and other films explore war's spiritual and psychological devastation with profound philosophical depth.