THEME EXPLORATION

political failure and disillusionment

44 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
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
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Orpheus
Orpheus
1950 · Jean Cocteau
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Ella McCay
Ella McCay
2026 · James L. Brooks
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

Consistently explores how political systems fail ordinary people, documenting working-class disillusionment with broken promises and systemic injustice.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

Chronicles Polish political struggles and revolutionary disillusionment across decades, from Ashes and Diamonds to Kanal, examining idealism's collision with reality.