THEME EXPLORATION

legal brothel

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak

Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki

Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses
1976 · Nagisa Oshima

The Pinochet Case

The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán

The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri

A Street to Die

A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett

Karuppu
2026 · RJ Balaji

Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan

A Terrible Discovery

A Terrible Discovery
1911 · D.W. Griffith

Black Jack
1950 · Julien Duvivier

Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law
1933 · William Wyler

Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami

Find Me Guilty
2006 · Sidney Lumet

Manhunt
2017 · John Woo

Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman

The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox

The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed

Victory of Women

Victory of Women
1946 · Kenji Mizoguchi

Amir
2018 · Nima Eghlima

The Invisible Guest

The Invisible Guest
2017 · Oriol Paulo

Gli imbroglioni

Gli imbroglioni
1963 · Lucio Fulci

Love Town
1990 · Richard Lowenstein

The Kiss Before the Mirror

The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933 · James Whale

The Sons of the Leopard

The Sons of the Leopard
1965 · Sergio Corbucci

Bamako
2006 · Abderrahmane Sissako

Ancient Chinese Whorehouse

Ancient Chinese Whorehouse
1994 · Ivan Lai Kai-Ming

Change of Fate
1987 · Kira Muratova

Herstory
2018 · Min Kyu-dong

Love Strange Love

Love Strange Love
1982 · Walter Hugo Khouri

Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth

Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
2019 · Jordan Hill

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Mira Nair India/USA

'Dark Matter' and her documentary work examine systemic exploitation and the lived experiences of marginalized women in constrained circumstances.

Claire Denis France

Her films including 'Beau Travail' and 'High Life' explore power dynamics, bodily autonomy, and institutional control with unflinching visual language.