THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and cruelty

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Devil
The Devil
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His films like Battleship Potemkin and October depict systemic cruelty and the corruption of power through revolutionary lens with brutal visual language.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His works, particularly Salò and Teorema, unflinchingly expose the cruelty and moral corruption inherent in fascism, capitalism, and institutional power structures.

 David Fincher United States

Films like Se7en, Zodiac, and The Social Network meticulously examine corruption in institutions, the psychology of cruelty, and the moral decay of society.