THEME EXPLORATION

persecution of the righteous

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
Logan
Logan
2017 · James Mangold
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
The Fixer
The Fixer
1968 · John Frankenheimer
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films like 'Andrei Rublev' and 'The Mirror' explore spiritual persecution and the suffering of the righteous through metaphysical and poetic cinema.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' center on the persecution of the innocent and morally pure through intimate, austere filmmaking.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Salò' confront the persecution of the righteous by corrupt systems through provocative, allegorical narratives.