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THEME EXPLORATION

innocence and justice

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl
1987 · James Foley
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet → USA

His films like 'Twelve Angry Men' and 'The Verdict' meticulously examine the fragility of justice systems and the innocence of the accused.

Abbas Kiarostami → Iran

Through works like 'Close-Up' and 'A Taste of Cherry,' he explores moral ambiguity, false accusations, and the loss of innocence in complex social systems.

David Fincher → USA

His meticulous thrillers like 'Zodiac' and 'Gone Girl' dissect how innocence is corrupted and how justice can be elusive or perverted by circumstance and obsession.

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