THEME EXPLORATION

political disillusionment

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
The War Room
The War Room
1993 · Chris Hegedus
Babo 73
Babo 73
1964 · Robert Downey Sr
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films consistently expose the failure of political systems to serve ordinary people and the disillusionment of the working class.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His dystopian and absurdist films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' explore power structures and the corruption of authority through darkly surreal narratives.