THEME EXPLORATION

political manipulation

32 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
1969 · Robert Siodmak
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026 · Olivier Assayas
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Born Reckless
Born Reckless
1930 · John Ford
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Gli onorevoli
Gli onorevoli
1963 · Sergio Corbucci
Patlabor 2
Patlabor 2
1993 · Mamoru Oshii
The Hater
The Hater
2020 · Jan Komasa
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Toshiya Fujita
With Good Reason
With Good Reason
2004 · Julio Medem
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

Films like 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' critique institutional corruption and the manipulation of democratic systems.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His work dissects power dynamics and ideological control within society, particularly examining fascism and social conditioning.