THEME EXPLORATION

faction system and conformity

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
Insurgent
Insurgent
2015 · Robert Schwentke
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Karuppu
Karuppu
2026 · RJ Balaji
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Il Lungo Silenzio
Il Lungo Silenzio
1993 · Margarethe von Trotta
In the Mirror
In the Mirror
2011 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
A Provincial Hospital
A Provincial Hospital
2022 · Ilian Metev & Ivan Chertov & Zlatina Teneva
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
Death Race
Death Race
2008 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
Paloma herida
Paloma herida
1963 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Stefania
Stefania
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Big Parade
The Big Parade
1986 · Zhang Yimou
The Idiots
The Idiots
1998 · Lars von Trier
The Giver
The Giver
2014 · Phillip Noyce
Mother
Mother
2009 · Bong Joon-ho
Snitch
Snitch
2013 · Ric Roman Waugh
Hope
Hope
2013 · Lee Joon-ik
Lucio Flavio
Lucio Flavio
1977 · Héctor Babenco
Parents in Progress
Parents in Progress
2019 · Laura Chiossone
Righting Wrongs
Righting Wrongs
1986 · Corey Yuen
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1991 · Lam Nai-Choi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films systematically deconstruct social rituals and conformity through absurdist scenarios where characters follow arbitrary rules within isolated faction-like systems.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema examines how institutional systems and class structures coerce individuals into conformity while exploring resistance and human dignity.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films use genre-blending narratives to expose rigid class hierarchies and faction-based social systems that demand conformity for survival.