THEME EXPLORATION

prison narrative

23 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
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
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Ablaze
Ablaze
2016 · 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
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
Appunti per un’Orestiade africana
1970 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Phantom of Liberty
The Phantom of Liberty
1974 · Luis Buñuel
The Ordinaries
The Ordinaries
2022 · Sophie Linnenbaum
An Unfinished Story
An Unfinished Story
1971 · Mrinal Sen
Beginning
Beginning
1967 · Artavazd Pelechian
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Audiard France

His films like 'A Prophet' and 'Rust and Bone' intricately explore prison life, trauma, and the psychological impact of incarceration with poetic realism.

 Sidney Lumet United States

His classics 'The Godfather Part II,' 'Dog Day Afternoon,' and 'Serpico' deeply examine systemic corruption, confinement, and moral imprisonment within institutions.