THEME EXPLORATION

black market economy

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
1976 · David Lynch
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad
2016 · David Ayer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Fernando Meirelles Brazil

His films like 'City of God' and 'Cidade de Deus' vividly depict the parallel economies and survival mechanisms within Rio's favelas controlled by criminal networks.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His stylized noir films such as 'Chungking Express' and 'In the Mood for Love' explore the underground economies and illicit trade systems of Hong Kong's underbelly.