THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and institutional failure

37 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
Blue Collar
Blue Collar
1978 · Paul Schrader
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
2026 · Sergei Loznitsa
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
System
System
2026 · Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Child's Play
Child's Play
1972 · Sidney Lumet
Law Breakers
Law Breakers
1971 · Marcel Carné
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Scum
Scum
1979 · Alan Clarke
The Devils
The Devils
1971 · Ken Russell
Brasília 18%
Brasília 18%
2006 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Encaje y Azucar
Encaje y Azucar
1981 · María Novaro
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Man on the Roof
Man on the Roof
1976 · Bo Widerberg
Graduation
Graduation
2016 · Cristian Mungiu
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Fallen Bridge
The Fallen Bridge
2022 · Li Yu
Walk the Line
Walk the Line
2024 · Guo Shubo
Yakuza Graveyard
Yakuza Graveyard
1976 · Kinji Fukasaku
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis France

She explores institutional failure and moral corruption within systems of power, colonialism, and bureaucracy through psychologically complex narratives.

 Jia Zhangke China

His films chronicle institutional failure and pervasive corruption in contemporary Chinese society, examining how systems exploit and displace ordinary people.