THEME EXPLORATION

political hypocrisy

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
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
The Hunters
The Hunters
1977 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
The War Room
The War Room
1993 · Chris Hegedus
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

Consistently critiques institutional hypocrisy and governmental abuse in films like 'Network' and 'Serpico,' examining how systems betray their own ideals.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Unflinchingly portrays the disconnect between political rhetoric and lived reality for marginalized citizens in works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley.'