THEME EXPLORATION

spiritual warfare

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates
2001 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune
1976 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Ceddo
Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa
Hard Target
Hard Target
1993 · John Woo
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Alessandro Carloni
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His films explore the battle between faith, doubt, and human desire, particularly in 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' where characters wage internal spiritual conflicts.

 Terrence Malick USA

His poetic cinema examines the eternal struggle between grace and corruption, light and darkness, most profoundly in 'The Thin Red Line' and 'A Hidden Life'.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical masterworks like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' depict humanity's quest for spiritual truth against doubt, materialism, and existential despair.