THEME EXPLORATION

corruption of faith

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Raining Stones
Raining Stones
1993 · Ken Loach
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1923 · Cecil B. DeMille
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Bad Lieutenant
Bad Lieutenant
1992 · Abel Ferrara
Black Death
Black Death
2010 · Christopher Smith
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His films systematically deconstruct spiritual institutions and charismatic leaders who exploit faith for power and manipulation.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He explored the corruption of religious meaning and institutional hypocrisy through provocative examinations of faith's commodification in modern society.

 Carlos Reygadas Mexico

His work interrogates how faith becomes corrupted through desire, violence, and the collision between sacred and profane in contemporary life.