THEME EXPLORATION

gang power struggle

36 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Gomorrah
Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · Robert Bresson
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
Colors
Colors
1988 · Dennis Hopper
System
System
2026 · Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Just Heroes
Just Heroes
1989 · John Woo
Male and Female
Male and Female
1919 · Cecil B. DeMille
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
1982 · María Novaro
Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion
1981 · Shuji Terayama
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992 · Zhang Yimou
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973 · Kinji Fukasaku
Gangnam Blues
Gangnam Blues
2015 · Yoo Ha
GATAO: Big Brothers
GATAO: Big Brothers
2025 · Chiang Jui-chih
Rebellion
Rebellion
2009 · Herman Yau
The Van
The Van
1996 · Stephen Frears
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Goodfellas and Casino anatomize organized crime hierarchies, loyalty, and violent power dynamics with psychological depth.

 Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai Hong Kong

He masterfully explores triad gang structures, codes of honor, and territorial conflicts in films like Election and Exiled.