THEME EXPLORATION

institutional confinement

35 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Passed by Censor
Passed by Censor
2019 · Serhat Karaaslan
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Bronson
Bronson
2009 · Nicolas Winding Refn
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
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
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
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
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
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
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
A Cruz na praça
A Cruz na praça
1959 · Glauber Rocha
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
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
Street Without End
Street Without End
1934 · Mikio Naruse
The Rebellion
The Rebellion
1993 · Michael Haneke
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema examines institutional failure and confinement within systems of poverty, bureaucracy, and social welfare.

 Jacques Audiard France

His works, particularly 'A Prophet' and 'Dheepan', powerfully depict institutional confinement in prisons and refugee centers while exploring human resilience.