THEME EXPLORATION

imprisonment and confinement

36 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Invisibility
Invisibility
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · —
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008 · Mark Herman
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Il generale della rovere
Il generale della rovere
1959 · Roberto Rossellini
Les Amants criminels
Les Amants criminels
1999 · François Ozon
Street Without End
Street Without End
1934 · Mikio Naruse
Passed by Censor
Passed by Censor
2019 · Serhat Karaaslan
Arrest
Arrest
2019 · Samit Basu & Shashanka Ghosh
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire
2006 · Phillip Noyce
Las Islas Marias
Las Islas Marias
1951 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Viva la libertad
Viva la libertad
1965 · Patricio Guzmán
Hunger
Hunger
2008 · Steve McQueen
36 Steps
36 Steps
2006 · Adrián García Bogliano
Closed Curtain
Closed Curtain
2013 · Jafar Panahi
Born American
Born American
1986 · Renny Harlin
Fantasy Magician
Fantasy Magician
2020 · Xiang Hesheng & Xiang Qiuliang
Faith
Faith
2023 · Na Hong-jin
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · Héctor Babenco
Female Teacher Closing the Door
Female Teacher Closing the Door
2021 · Hideo Jojo
Home Office: Un especial de Mirreyes contra Godínez
Home Office: Un especial de Mirreyes contra Godínez
2020 · Chava Cartas
Legacy of Rage
Legacy of Rage
1986 · Ronny Yu
Love Me Instead
Love Me Instead
2021 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Mathilukal
Mathilukal
1990 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Women in Heat Behind Bars
Women in Heat Behind Bars
1987 · Junichi Suzuki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His work, particularly 'L'Avventura' and 'Red Desert', examines existential entrapment and emotional confinement within modern urban and social landscapes.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His intense dramas like 'In a Year of 13 Moons' and 'Fox and His Friends' brutally dissect psychological imprisonment through relationship dynamics and societal constraints.