THEME EXPLORATION

historical injustice

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Intolerance
Intolerance
1916 · D.W. Griffith
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot
1958 · Sergei Eisenstein
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964 · Hideo Gosha
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Phool Pishi O Edward
Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
Fatti di gente perbene (La Grande Bourgeoise/Drama of the Rich
Fatti di gente perbene (La Grande Bourgeoise/Drama of the Rich
1974 · Mauro Bolognini
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Okichi, Mistress of a Foreigner
Okichi, Mistress of a Foreigner
1930 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Red Cliff II
Red Cliff II
2009 · John Woo
Report
Report
1977 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brian Helgeland USA

Explores institutional corruption and moral complexity through meticulously crafted historical narratives and crime investigations.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films persistently explore class struggle, colonial legacy, and economic injustice throughout modern history.