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THEME EXPLORATION

corrupt institutions

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
Beaubourg, Centre d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou
1977 · Roberto Rossellini
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Muggsy’s First Sweetheart
Muggsy’s First Sweetheart
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Party Girl
Party Girl
1958 · Nicholas Ray
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
1975 · Mauro Bolognini
The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
The Ordinary Madness of a Daughter of Ham
1986 · Jean Rouch
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2
1990 · Renny Harlin
Kino-Pravda No. 9
Kino-Pravda No. 9
1922 · Dziga Vertov
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
1970 · Mario Bava
Stranger on the Run
Stranger on the Run
1967 · Don Siegel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joe Carnahan → USA

High-octane genre cinema blending pulpy action with gritty realism and dark humor.

Sidney Lumet → USA

His films like 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' meticulously expose systemic corruption within police departments and government institutions.

Zhang Yimou → China

Films like 'Raise the Red Lantern' and 'To Live' critique institutional power structures and systemic oppression through intimate narratives.

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