THEME EXPLORATION

prison and consequences

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Violence in a Women's Prison
Violence in a Women's Prison
1982 · Frank Miller
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Mr. Monster
Mr. Monster
2026 · Simon Hung
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
The Girl Who Stole Time
The Girl Who Stole Time
2026 · Yu Ao
The Last Viking
The Last Viking
2025 · Anders Thomas Jensen
The World of Love
The World of Love
2026 · Yoon Ga-eun
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Enskilda samtal
Enskilda samtal
1996 · Ingmar Bergman
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Recess/Breaktime
Recess/Breaktime
1972 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Masaki Kobayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Audiard France

Films like 'A Prophet' and 'Dardenne Brothers'-influenced works deeply explore prison psychology, redemption, and the lasting consequences of incarceration on identity.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His work examines societal consequences and moral imprisonment through psychological tension, particularly exploring how systems confine and corrupt individuals.