THEME EXPLORATION

military contractor accountability

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford

Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards

Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper

Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11
2004 · Michael Moore

Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller

Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa

The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo

The Act of Killing

The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer

Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl

No Room for the Groom

No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk

Ashes and Diamonds

Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda

The Pinochet Case

The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán

Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher

Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson

Cemetery of Splendor

Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg

Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo

A Street to Die

A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett

Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander

Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph

Dhabkaaro
2026 · Abhishek Shah

The World of Love

The World of Love
2026 · Yoon Ga-eun

Woman and Child

Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee

Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut

Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee

Camp de Thiaroye

Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène

Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo

Ivan’s Childhood

Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Kathryn Bigelow United States

Films like 'Zero Dark Thirty' and 'The Hurt Locker' critically examine the murky ethics of military operations and contractor involvement in post-9/11 warfare.

Andrew Niccol New Zealand

His film 'Lord of War' and themes in 'In Time' directly challenge the systems enabling military-industrial complex actors to operate without consequence.