THEME EXPLORATION

prison brutality

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Masaki Kobayashi
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Compañeros
Compañeros
1970 · Sergio Corbucci
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
Las Islas Marias
Las Islas Marias
1951 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison
1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
One Way Ticket
One Way Ticket
1997 · Richard Franklin
Stefania
Stefania
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Audiard France

His films like 'A Prophet' and 'Dardenne Brothers' collaborations unflinchingly depict institutional violence and dehumanization within prison systems.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films including 'A Generation' and historical works confront totalitarian oppression and the psychological/physical trauma inflicted in prison and labor camps.