THEME EXPLORATION

corruption in authority

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Knightriders
Knightriders
1981 · George A. Romero
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Es La Primera Vez
Es La Primera Vez
1981 · María Novaro
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
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
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Used montage and visual storytelling in works like 'Battleship Potemkin' to critique institutional corruption and authoritarian control.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Created masterpieces including 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' that unflinchingly examine systemic corruption within police and government institutions.