THEME EXPLORATION

bureaucratic obstacles

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Brazil
Brazil
1985 · Terry Gilliam
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
A Ticket for Thaddeus
A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956 · Frank Borzage
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Life and Nothing But
Life and Nothing But
1989 · Bertrand Tavernier
Willow and Wind
Willow and Wind
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
Una confusión cotidiana
Una confusión cotidiana
1950 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992 · Zhang Yimou
México Norte
México Norte
1979 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Kontroll
Kontroll
2003 · Nimród Antal
A Bad Summer
A Bad Summer
2025 · Hideo Jojo
Peaceful Warrior
Peaceful Warrior
2006 · Victor Salva
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972 · Kinji Fukasaku
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Donald Petrie Italy

Films like 'The Working Class Goes to Heaven' and 'Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion' directly anatomize how bureaucratic and state machinery crushes individual agency and justice.

 Terry Gilliam UK/USA

His dystopian vision in 'Brazil' and '12 Monkeys' presents nightmarish bureaucratic systems as inescapable labyrinths that trap and destroy individuals through absurdist logic.