THEME EXPLORATION

political power

34 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
2026 · Sergei Loznitsa
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Il Divo
Il Divo
2008 · Paolo Sorrentino
Jules César
Jules César
1954 · Jean Renoir
Tales of the Taira Clan
Tales of the Taira Clan
1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
The Greek Tycoon
The Greek Tycoon
1978 · J. Lee Thompson
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
Don't Call Me Mama
Don't Call Me Mama
2025 · Nina Knag
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Hidden River
Hidden River
1948 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Kino-Pravda No. 2
Kino-Pravda No. 2
1922 · Dziga Vertov
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
1976 · Alan J. Pakula
A Frozen Flower
A Frozen Flower
2008 · Yoo Ha
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974 · Kinji Fukasaku
Bad President - All My Sh*t
Bad President - All My Sh*t
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Half Moon Street
Half Moon Street
1986 · Bob Swaim
The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat
2006 · Luis Llosa
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative cinema challenges power structures through mythology and social critique, interrogating fascism, capitalism, and institutional control.