THEME EXPLORATION

political persecution

38 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt
1994 · Paul Schrader
Jeanne la Pucelle
Jeanne la Pucelle
1994 · Jacques Rivette
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
The Guerrilla Fighter
The Guerrilla Fighter
1973 · Mrinal Sen
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 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
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
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
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
Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films including 'Ashes and Diamonds' and 'Kanal' powerfully depict the brutality of Nazi and Soviet occupation, making political persecution the emotional core of his artistic vision.