THEME EXPLORATION

medical prevention

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Dr. Akagi
1998 · Shohei Imamura

Dr. Broadway
1942 · Anthony Mann

Syndromes and a Century

Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Blood of the Condor

Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés

X2: X-Men United

X2: X-Men United
2003 · Bryan Singer

All the King’s Men

All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye

Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson

Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes

Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier

Damouré Speaks About AIDS

Damouré Speaks About AIDS
1992 · Jean Rouch

Distant Trumpet

Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher

Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak

From Riches to Rags

From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo

Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair

Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
1975 · Mauro Bolognini

Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson

The Fight Against Cancer

The Fight Against Cancer
1947 · Carl Theodor Dreyer

Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller

Intensive Life Unit

Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý

El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl

El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl
1952 · Roberto Gavaldón

Il miele del diavolo

Il miele del diavolo
1986 · Lucio Fulci

Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian

Recovery
1956 · Konrad Wolf

Puzzle of Pain
1965 · Arthur Lipsett

The Kingdom II
1997 · Lars von Trier

When the City Dies

When the City Dies
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis

Carandiru
2003 · Héctor Babenco

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently expose systemic failures in healthcare and social welfare systems, advocating for preventive approaches to disease and poverty.

Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries explore human vulnerability, survival, and the psychological dimensions of illness prevention in extreme environments.