THEME EXPLORATION

local politics

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport
2004 · Donald Petrie
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · Jon Favreau
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Chats perchés
Chats perchés
2004 · Chris Marker
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Il Divo
Il Divo
2008 · Paolo Sorrentino
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
Les noces rouges
Les noces rouges
1973 · Claude Chabrol
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Raining in the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
1962 · Akira Kurosawa
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Border
The Border
1982 · Tony Richardson
Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
Revolution
Revolution
1968 · Peter Greenaway
Celebration
Celebration
2024 · Bruno Anković
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
End
End
1992 · Artavazd Pelechian
Dormant Argentina
Dormant Argentina
2007 · Fernando Solanas
Labor Party election commercials
Labor Party election commercials
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Pueblerina
Pueblerina
1949 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently examine working-class struggles and local community politics through a deeply humanistic lens.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His work explores racial politics, community identity, and local governance in urban neighborhoods with sharp social commentary.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films probe Taiwan's regional history, local identity, and the intersection of personal life with political change at the community level.