THEME EXPLORATION

political resistance

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
Barbara
Barbara
2012 · Christian Petzold
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
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
¡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
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
1968 · Patricio Guzmán
Commando Leopard
Commando Leopard
1985 · Antonio Margheriti
Hidden River
Hidden River
1948 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Face to Face with Death
Face to Face with Death
1970 · Yannis Dalianidis
Anarchist from Colony
Anarchist from Colony
2017 · Lee Joon-ik
They Dare Not Love
They Dare Not Love
1941 · James Whale
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · Héctor Babenco
Season of the Devil
Season of the Devil
2018 · Lav Diaz
Purple Butterfly
Purple Butterfly
2003 · Lou Ye
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
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
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
James McTeigue Australia

Visually stylized political thrillers exploring resistance against authoritarian systems through iconic imagery.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Consistently crafts realist narratives about working-class struggle and resistance against systemic inequality and political injustice.

 Glauber Rocha Brazil

Developed radical cinematic language in films like Black God, White Devil to portray popular resistance and challenge authoritarian power structures.