THEME EXPLORATION

redemption after incarceration

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Creed III
2023 · Michael B. Jordan

Carlito’s Way
1993 · Brian De Palma

Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone

White Beast
1950 · Mikio Naruse

Scandinavian Silence

Scandinavian Silence
2019 · Martti Helde

Wild Roots
2021 · Hajni Kis

Zonzon
1998 · Laurent Bouhnik

Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon

Miracle in Milan

Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica

Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa

Flowers of Shanghai

Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien

Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann

Wild Strawberries

Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie

The Killer
2023 · David Fincher

Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright

Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak

Don’t Come Knocking

Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders

Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski

Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller

The Secret in Their Eyes

The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella

Todo sobre mi madre

Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi

The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg

The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki

The Secret Nation

The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Cristian Mungiu Romania

His films such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' unflinchingly explore moral complexity and human redemption within oppressive systems with profound psychological depth.

Werner Herzog Germany

Through documentaries like 'Into the Abyss' and fiction films, Herzog examines the human condition in extreme circumstances, questioning justice, fate, and the possibility of redemption.