THEME EXPLORATION

school punishment

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Les Incendiaires
Les Incendiaires
1906 · Georges Méliès
Once Upon a Time in High School
Once Upon a Time in High School
2004 · Yoo Ha
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
Teachers Are People
Teachers Are People
1952 · Jack Kinney
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
Frankenstein Created Woman
Frankenstein Created Woman
1967 · Terence Fisher
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1968 · Lindsay Anderson
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
Aenigma
Aenigma
1987 · Lucio Fulci
Beginning
Beginning
1967 · Artavazd Pelechian
Martial Club
Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
School Girl Killer
School Girl Killer
1968 · Antonio Margheriti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cristian Mungiu Romania

His films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' explore institutional control and moral authority in oppressive systems.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' examine power dynamics, punishment, and institutional cruelty through dark, provocative narratives.

 Michael Dowse Austria

His films including 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' confront violence, authority, and psychological punishment within societal structures.