THEME EXPLORATION

military hierarchy

28 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

Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller

Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho

The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo

Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Ashes and Diamonds

Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda

Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude

The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

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

Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander

Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki

Indian Institute of Zombies

Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh

The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger

Phool Pishi O Edward

Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy

Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut

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

Carmen
1984 · Francesco Rosi

Coup de Torchon

Coup de Torchon
1981 · Bertrand Tavernier

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Paths of Glory' meticulously dissect military hierarchy, authority, and the dehumanizing effects of chain command.

Akira Kurosawa Japan

Works such as 'Ran' and 'The Hidden Fortress' explore power structures and hierarchical conflict through both feudal and military contexts with psychological depth.