THEME EXPLORATION

landlord corruption

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Devil
The Devil
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The American Soldier
The American Soldier
1970 · Margarethe von Trotta & Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose systemic exploitation of vulnerable tenants by landlords and housing systems.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Works such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine the desperation of those trapped by predatory landlords and exploitative economic structures.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films critically document how ordinary people struggle against landlord corruption and housing inequality in rapidly modernizing Asian cities.