THEME EXPLORATION

faith versus violence

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Terry Gilliam
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Redemption
Redemption
2018 · Yossi Madmoni & Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Godland
Godland
2022 · Hlynur Pálmason
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films explore the tension between spiritual transcendence and human brutality through poetic meditations on grace, suffering, and moral ambiguity.

 Wes Anderson USA

He examines the collision between religious belief systems and violent human desires, questioning whether faith can redeem or merely mask destructive impulses.

 Carlos Reygadas Mexico

His work confronts the paradox of faith in violent societies, depicting how spiritual conviction persists alongside brutal realities and moral compromise.