THEME EXPLORATION

government intervention

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Chile: Part I
The Battle of Chile: Part I
1975 · Patricio Guzmán
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
The Third Generation
The Third Generation
1979 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Never After Dark
Never After Dark
2026 · Dave Boyle
钟馗
钟馗
2026 · Yuxi Wang
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach
Maranhão ’66
Maranhão ’66
1966 · Glauber Rocha
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Country I Come From
The Country I Come From
1956 · Marcel Carné
Bad Taste
Bad Taste
1987 · Peter Jackson
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday
2017 · Tommy Wirkola
Like a Fish on the Moon
Like a Fish on the Moon
2022 · Dornaz Hajiha
002 operazione Luna
002 operazione Luna
1965 · Lucio Fulci
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce
Days of ’36
Days of ’36
1972 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Dormant Argentina
Dormant Argentina
2007 · Fernando Solanas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' critique government welfare systems and institutional failures affecting ordinary citizens.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His dystopian works like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' explore power structures, control, and the arbitrary nature of state authority.