THEME EXPLORATION

power awakening

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Sam Taylor-Johnson

The Nanny
1999 · Marco Bellocchio

Agito: Superpower War

Agito: Superpower War
2026 · Ryuta Tasaki

Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola

Blue Is the Warmest Color

Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche

Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke

Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel

A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard

Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino

Chronicle of the Years of Fire

Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Raise the Red Lantern

Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro

The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti

The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín

¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar

Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov

Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs

Henry V
1989 · —

Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez

Once Upon a Time, Cinema

Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler

Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz

The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík

Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders

Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang

Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap

Angkinin Mo Ako

Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee

Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis

Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog

Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet

Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man

Eagles of the Republic

Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh

Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe
2026 · Travis Knight

Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein

Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker

Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

John Lee Hancock USA

His films consistently explore the awakening of political consciousness and racial empowerment through confrontational narratives that challenge systemic power structures.

Ousmane Sembène Senegal

A pioneer of African cinema who depicted the awakening of colonized peoples to their own agency and the power of collective resistance against imperial domination.

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films repeatedly chronicle the awakening of working-class individuals to their own power and capacity for dignified resistance against exploitation.