THEME EXPLORATION

historical uprising

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
Warsaw Uprising
Warsaw Uprising
2014 · Jan Komasa
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
2012 · Tom Hooper
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Saptadingar Guptodhon
Saptadingar Guptodhon
2026 · Dhrubo Banerjee
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026 · Olivier Assayas
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Il messia
Il messia
1975 · Roberto Rossellini
Loro 1
Loro 1
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
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
Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi
2000 · Kon Ichikawa
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Anniversary of the Revolution
Anniversary of the Revolution
1918 · Dziga Vertov
Dignity of the Nobodies
Dignity of the Nobodies
2005 · Fernando Solanas
Drunken Master III
Drunken Master III
1994 · Kar-leung Lau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique was pioneered in films like Battleship Potemkin and October, which directly chronicle historical uprisings and their transformative power.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His films like The Handmaiden and Oldboy probe themes of resistance and uprising against oppressive systems through psychologically intense narratives.