THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and abuse

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Limitless
Limitless
2011 · Neil Burger
Free Fall
Free Fall
2014 · Malek Akkad
Affliction
Affliction
1998 · Paul Schrader
The Father
The Father
2019 · Jamal Hill
Guru
Guru
2026 · Yann Gozlan
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
Law Breakers
Law Breakers
1971 · Marcel Carné
L’ivresse du pouvoir
L’ivresse du pouvoir
2006 · Claude Chabrol
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Devils
The Devils
1971 · Ken Russell
The Devils (Ken Russell
The Devils (Ken Russell
1971 · Derek Jarman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cristian Mungiu Romania · Iasi

Extended temporal duration transforms everyday conversations into brutal moral interrogations of human culpability.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films explore power dynamics, institutional control, and psychological abuse through surreal narratives in works like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite'.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema critiques systemic corruption and institutional abuse of vulnerable people in 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You'.