THEME EXPLORATION

coercion and control

39 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · John Frankenheimer
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · Jonathan Demme
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
KD – The Devil
KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Dimenticare Palermo
Dimenticare Palermo
1990 · Francesco Rosi
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Hamnstad
Hamnstad
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
Tristana
Tristana
1970 · Luis Buñuel
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday
2017 · Tommy Wirkola
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
Child's Pose
Child's Pose
2013 · Călin Peter Netzer
Bird Atlas
Bird Atlas
2021 · Olmo Omerzu
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
Don't Call Me Mama
Don't Call Me Mama
2025 · Nina Knag
El Topo
El Topo
1970 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Chengshi zhi ye
Chengshi zhi ye
1933 · Fei Mu
Planet of the Vampires
Planet of the Vampires
1965 · Mario Bava
Shaolin Mantis
Shaolin Mantis
1978 · Kar-leung Lau
The Giver
The Giver
2014 · Phillip Noyce
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films expose systemic coercion through bureaucracy and economic inequality, showing how institutions control vulnerable people's lives.

 Michael Haneke Austria

He explores psychological coercion and the control exerted through violence, media, and power dynamics in intimate and societal relationships.