THEME EXPLORATION

organized resistance

38 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Amulet of Ogum
The Amulet of Ogum
1974 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002 · Ron Underwood
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
The Shadow's Edge
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Dead Cert
Dead Cert
1974 · Tony Richardson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently document working-class resistance against systemic oppression and institutional indifference through intimate human stories.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His work explores organized Black resistance to racism and systemic inequality while examining the complexities of activism and community mobilization.