THEME EXPLORATION

disease and infection

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
Trouble Every Day
Trouble Every Day
2001 · Claire Denis
Mimic
Mimic
1997 · Guillermo del Toro
Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse
Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse
1971 · Mauro Bolognini
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
1992 · Jean Rouch
The Fugitive Kind
The Fugitive Kind
1960 · Sidney Lumet
Foot and Mouth
Foot and Mouth
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
The Quiet Duel
The Quiet Duel
1949 · Akira Kurosawa
Thou Shalt Not
Thou Shalt Not
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
Dr. Akagi
Dr. Akagi
1998 · Shohei Imamura
Epidemic
Epidemic
1987 · Lars von Trier
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 · Elia Kazan
[REC]³ Genesis
[REC]³ Genesis
2012 · Paco Plaza
Clearwater
Clearwater
2020 · Rob Jabbaz
Ebola Syndrome
Ebola Syndrome
1996 · Herman Yau
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
2004 · Taweewat Wantha
The Kiss of Death
The Kiss of Death
1973 · Ho Meng-Hua
The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951 · Michael Powell
Vampire Virus
Vampire Virus
2020 · Charlie Steeds
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films obsessively explore disease, infection, and bodily transformation as metaphors for psychological and social breakdown.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

He examines contagion and infection as both literal threats and social allegories, particularly in films exploring class division and systemic disease.