THEME EXPLORATION

resistance against authoritarianism

39 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
1962 · Nagisa Oshima
Anthem: Conviction
Anthem: Conviction
2019 · Neill Blomkamp
Dongji Rescue
Dongji Rescue
2025 · Guan Hu
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
1971 · Marco Bellocchio
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964 · Hideo Gosha
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
In the Grey
In the Grey
2026 · Guy Ritchie
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His montage theory and films like Battleship Potemkin depict revolutionary resistance and the power of collective action against oppressive systems.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His films like No End and Dekalog explore individual conscience and moral resistance under communist authoritarianism in Poland.