THEME EXPLORATION

military tradition

35 films · 2 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
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
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
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1976 · Jean Rouch
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

Through films like 'Paths of Glory' and 'Full Metal Jacket,' he critically examines military tradition, hierarchy, and the psychological toll of military indoctrination.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'Harakiri' devastatingly deconstructs samurai military tradition and honor codes while exploring their human and moral consequences.