THEME EXPLORATION

healthcare system failure

43 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sicko
Sicko
2007 · Michael Moore
A Provincial Hospital
A Provincial Hospital
2022 · Ilian Metev & Ivan Chertov & Zlatina Teneva
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
Karuppu
Karuppu
2026 · RJ Balaji
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 · William Wyler
Lancelot du lac
Lancelot du lac
1974 · Robert Bresson
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
1967 · Miloš Forman
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
Death Race
Death Race
2008 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
My Imaginary Country
My Imaginary Country
2022 · Patricio Guzmán
Paloma herida
Paloma herida
1963 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Stefania
Stefania
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992 · Zhang Yimou
Snitch
Snitch
2013 · Ric Roman Waugh
Hope
Hope
2013 · Lee Joon-ik
Chinese Doctors
Chinese Doctors
2021 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Graduation
Graduation
2016 · Cristian Mungiu
Ice Twisters
Ice Twisters
2009 · Steven R. Monroe
Lucio Flavio
Lucio Flavio
1977 · Héctor Babenco
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose systemic failures in welfare and healthcare bureaucracy affecting vulnerable populations.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Works such as 'After the Storm' and 'Broker' examine how institutional systems fail marginalized individuals and families seeking basic care and support.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His films including '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Beyond the Hills' depict the devastating consequences of inadequate healthcare systems and institutional indifference.