THEME EXPLORATION

political abuse of power

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Limitless
Limitless
2011 · Neil Burger
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
2026 · Sergei Loznitsa
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of cinema who explored power structures through revolutionary montage, particularly in 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October,' examining both state control and resistance.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

His films like 'Xala' and 'Ceddo' critique postcolonial political corruption and the abuse of power by African elites who replicate colonial systems of control.