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THEME EXPLORATION

post-9/11 security

16 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 · John Frankenheimer
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
Gates of the Night
Gates of the Night
1946 · Marcel Carné
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
Money Movers
Money Movers
1978 · Bruce Beresford
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen
2013 · Antoine Fuqua
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
What a Beautiful Day
What a Beautiful Day
2011 · Gennaro Nunziante
Dachimawa Lee
Dachimawa Lee
2008 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
1952 · Jack Kinney
Sky Fighters
Sky Fighters
2005 · Gérard Pirès
The Master of Kung Fu
The Master of Kung Fu
1973 · Ho Meng-Hua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Paul Greengrass → United Kingdom

His visceral thrillers and documentaries directly confront post-9/11 anxieties, government surveillance, and drone warfare in works like 'Green Zone' and 'Captain Phillips.'

Kathryn Bigelow → United States

Her films 'The Hurt Locker' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' intensely explore the psychological and moral dimensions of the war on terror and post-9/11 security operations.

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