THEME EXPLORATION

political oppression

43 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
My Love Has Been Burning
My Love Has Been Burning
1949 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
¡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
Yol
Yol
1982 · Yílmaz Güney
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
2016 · Lee Joon-ik
Season of the Devil
Season of the Devil
2018 · Lav Diaz
This Is Not a Film
This Is Not a Film
2011 · Jafar Panahi
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
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
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
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
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
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
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of revolutionary cinema whose montage technique depicted class struggle and the power of collective resistance against oppressive systems.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

Created provocative works examining fascism, social hierarchies, and institutional power structures with surrealist symbolism and unflinching social critique.