THEME EXPLORATION

prison dynamics

36 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
The Professor
The Professor
1986 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Violence in a Women's Prison
Violence in a Women's Prison
1982 · Frank Miller
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
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2026 TXT Moa Con in Japan: Live Viewing
2026
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Bunny!!
Bunny!!
2026 · Trấn Thành
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Ella McCay
Ella McCay
2026 · James L. Brooks
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Audiard France

His films like 'A Prophet' and 'Dardenne Brothers' collaborations explore prison as a microcosm of violence, power, and human transformation.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His examination of confinement, control, and institutional brutality permeates works like '71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance' and explores psychological imprisonment.