THEME EXPLORATION

political rebellion

39 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
The Fate of Lee Khan
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973 · King Hu
¡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
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
The Slave
The Slave
1962 · Sergio Corbucci
Blades of Blood
Blades of Blood
2010 · Lee Joon-ik
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression
2018 · Goro Taniguchi
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
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
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
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
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique and films like Battleship Potemkin directly depict uprising and the power of collective rebellion against authority.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like Kes and I, Daniel Blake champion working-class rebellion against systemic injustice and institutional power structures.