THEME EXPLORATION

confinement and freedom

35 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Birdman of Alcatraz
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 · John Frankenheimer
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · —
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Mark Dindal
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1974 · J. Lee Thompson
The Consequences of Love
The Consequences of Love
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Way Back
The Way Back
2010 · Peter Weir
Where the River Padma Flows
Where the River Padma Flows
1971 · Ritwik Ghatak
Arrest
Arrest
2019 · Samit Basu & Shashanka Ghosh
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Elia Kazan
The Giver
The Giver
2014 · Phillip Noyce
Yol
Yol
1982 · Yílmaz Güney
Viva la libertad
Viva la libertad
1965 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore spiritual imprisonment within materialist societies and the human yearning for transcendent freedom through introspective, meditative narratives.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His work interrogates political and social confinement within Iranian society while celebrating small moments of freedom and human connection despite systemic restrictions.