THEME EXPLORATION

freedom fighting

32 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · Chad Stahelski
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 · Jonathan Liebesman
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Mark Dindal
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1974 · J. Lee Thompson
The Way Back
The Way Back
2010 · Peter Weir
Where the River Padma Flows
Where the River Padma Flows
1971 · Ritwik Ghatak
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Bhuvan Shome
Bhuvan Shome
1969 · Mrinal Sen
Blind Fury
Blind Fury
1989 · Phillip Noyce
Hello Out There
Hello Out There
1949 · James Whale
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Elia Kazan
Yol
Yol
1982 · Yílmaz Güney
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
Viva la libertad
Viva la libertad
1965 · Patricio Guzmán
Ip Man: The Final Fight
Ip Man: The Final Fight
2013 · Herman Yau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

He pioneered African cinema while consistently exploring decolonization and liberation struggles through films like 'God's Bits of Wood' and 'Camp de Thiaroye'.