THEME EXPLORATION

hate crimes

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Dead Bang
Dead Bang
1989 · John Frankenheimer
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954 · Terence Fisher
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
2012 · Margarethe von Trotta
Mouchette
Mouchette
1967 · Robert Bresson
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
The Flowers of War
The Flowers of War
2011 · Zhang Yimou
The Reader
The Reader
2008 · Stephen Daldry
The Crimson Rivers
The Crimson Rivers
2000 · Mathieu Kassovitz
Blood Thirst
Blood Thirst
1971 · Newt Arnold
Herstory
Herstory
2018 · Min Kyu-dong
I, the Executioner
I, the Executioner
2024 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Nurnberg
Nurnberg
2023 · Nikolay Lebedev
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil
1978 · Franklin J. Schaffner
Vengeance of a Snowgirl
Vengeance of a Snowgirl
1971 · Lo Wei
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock USA

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Da 5 Bloods' directly confront racial violence and systemic injustice through visceral storytelling.

 Ari Aster USA

His horror films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' use genre conventions to explore violence rooted in prejudice, belonging, and cultural othering.

 Lynne Ramsay UK

Her film 'You Were Never Really Here' examines cycles of violence and trauma inflicted on vulnerable populations through haunting psychological depth.