THEME EXPLORATION

judicial activism

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Day Sports Stood Still
The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 · Antoine Fuqua
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
The Fixer
The Fixer
1968 · John Frankenheimer
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Something in the Air
Something in the Air
2012 · Olivier Assayas
OZI: Voice of the Forest
OZI: Voice of the Forest
2026 · Tim Harper
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · Ken Loach
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
Letters to Ali
Letters to Ali
2004 · Clara Law
My Love Has Been Burning
My Love Has Been Burning
1949 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Kino Eye
Kino Eye
1924 · Dziga Vertov
The Terrorist
The Terrorist
1975 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like '12 Angry Men' and 'The Verdict' profoundly examine the justice system's vulnerabilities and the power of individual judicial intervention.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His provocative films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' explore how individuals attempt to impose their own moral judgments and legal systems outside institutional frameworks.