THEME EXPLORATION

political disillusionment

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

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 work consistently portrays how political systems fail ordinary people, revealing the gap between ideals and harsh social realities.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal, dystopian films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' explore absurdist critiques of authority, power structures, and societal systems.