THEME EXPLORATION

institutional accountability

38 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Dilbar
Dilbar
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
A Cruz na praça
A Cruz na praça
1959 · Glauber Rocha
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
L’Age d’or
L’Age d’or
1930 · Luis Buñuel
Prova d’orchestra
Prova d’orchestra
1979 · Federico Fellini
The Rebellion
The Rebellion
1993 · Michael Haneke
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
Child's Pose
Child's Pose
2013 · Călin Peter Netzer
A Provincial Hospital
A Provincial Hospital
2022 · Ilian Metev & Ivan Chertov & Zlatina Teneva
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
Mosaic Portrait
Mosaic Portrait
2019 · Zhai Yixiang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peter Landesman USA

Cinematic journalism that exposes institutional corruption through meticulous historical reconstruction and moral scrutiny.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films expose institutional failure and social injustice through intimate character studies of individuals crushed by bureaucratic systems.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

He meticulously documents how institutions—medical, legal, and governmental—fail citizens through lengthy, unflinching narratives of systemic dysfunction.