THEME EXPLORATION

political conflict

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Dune
Dune
2021 · Denis Villeneuve
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 · John Frankenheimer
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution
1964 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach
Jules César
Jules César
1954 · Jean Renoir
La Fleur du mal (The Flower of Evil
La Fleur du mal (The Flower of Evil
2003 · Claude Chabrol
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Akira Kurosawa
North West Frontier
North West Frontier
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Red Cliff
Red Cliff
2008 · John Woo
Sånt händer inte här
Sånt händer inte här
1950 · Ingmar Bergman
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Dallos
Dallos
1983 · Mamoru Oshii
Days of ’36
Days of ’36
1972 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Enamorada
Enamorada
1946 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Drunken Master III
Drunken Master III
1994 · Kar-leung Lau
The Guerrilla Fighter
The Guerrilla Fighter
1973 · Mrinal Sen
The History of the Civil War
The History of the Civil War
1921 · Dziga Vertov
The Terrorist
The Terrorist
1975 · Yannis Dalianidis
Adalen 31
Adalen 31
1969 · Bo Widerberg
Battlefield Heroes
Battlefield Heroes
2011 · Lee Joon-ik
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
George P. Cosmatos Italy

Cosmatos crafted sweeping historical epics that explored political upheaval through intimate human stories.

 Michael Winterbottom UK

Winterbottom blends documentary urgency with narrative fiction to explore contemporary political and social crises.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films examine class struggle and systemic political conflict affecting ordinary people's lives.