THEME EXPLORATION

rural corruption

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
Hidden River
Hidden River
1948 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
1951 · Phil Karlson
Sürü
Sürü
1978 · Yílmaz Güney
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
1961 · Sergio Corbucci
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005 · Baltasar Kormákur
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Evolution of a Filipino Family
Evolution of a Filipino Family
2004 · Lav Diaz
Maalik
Maalik
2025 · Pulkit
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Donald Petrie Italy

His films like 'Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion' and 'The Working Class Goes to Heaven' dissect institutional corruption and its impact on rural and working-class communities.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films consistently expose corruption in rural systems, bureaucracy, and its devastating effects on vulnerable communities in 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake.'

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His contemplative cinema examines power dynamics and corruption in rural Taiwanese society, particularly in 'The Assassin' and works exploring historical colonial and authoritarian structures.