THEME EXPLORATION

military service

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
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
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie
2026 · Yohei Kameyama
Baisers volés
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
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
Carmen
Carmen
1984 · Francesco Rosi
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
La Grande Illusion
La Grande Illusion
1937 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
La vaquilla
La vaquilla
1985 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peter MacDonald USA

Advocates for Native American rights and Navajo Nation independence through political leadership.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like *Full Metal Jacket* and *Paths of Glory* dissect the psychological and moral dimensions of military service with unflinching precision.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His introspective style in works like *Ivan's Childhood* explores the profound human cost and existential weight of military experience.