THEME EXPLORATION

gang politics

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · Robert Bresson
Gomorrah
Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone
Colors
Colors
1988 · Dennis Hopper
Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq
2015 · Spike Lee
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973 · Kinji Fukasaku
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

Masterfully depicts organized crime hierarchies and street gang culture through psychological character studies in films like Goodfellas and Casino.

 Fernando Meirelles Brazil

Explores gang dynamics and drug cartel politics in urban favelas with visceral realism in City of God and Constant Gardener.