THEME EXPLORATION

prison brutality

12 films · 1 director
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Le Deuxième souffle
Le Deuxième souffle
1966 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Carandiru
Carandiru
2003 · Héctor Babenco
The Hunger
The Hunger
1983 · Tony Scott
Violence in a Women's Prison
Violence in a Women's Prison
1982 · Frank Miller
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
American History X
American History X
1998 · Tony Kaye
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Audiard France

Films like 'A Prophet' and 'Dardenne Brothers' work portray the psychological and physical violence inherent in prison hierarchies with unflinching realism.