THEME EXPLORATION

community betrayal

40 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
Haunted Houses
Haunted Houses
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
1999 · Ralph Thomas
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Chum
Chum
2026 · Jonathan Zuck
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie
2026 · Yohei Kameyama
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
2025 · Joachim Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke Austria

His works systematically deconstruct social bonds and examine how communities fail their members through indifference, violence, and collective denial.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' depict how institutional systems and communities abandon their most vulnerable members.