THEME EXPLORATION

state oppression

43 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
Captive State
Captive State
2019 · Rupert Wyatt
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
Children of Men
Children of Men
2006 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
1989 · Clara Law
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
1968 · František Vláčil
Cinema Jazireh
Cinema Jazireh
2025 · Gözde Kural
Judou
Judou
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
1968 · Patricio Guzmán
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
1937 · Dziga Vertov
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Elia Kazan
The Royal Hunt
The Royal Hunt
1977 · Mrinal Sen
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · Niki Caro
Anthem: Conviction
Anthem: Conviction
2019 · Neill Blomkamp
Chatrapathi
Chatrapathi
2005 · S. S. Rajamouli
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
2016 · Lee Joon-ik
Man of Will
Man of Will
2017 · Lee Tae-won
Season of the Devil
Season of the Devil
2018 · Lav Diaz
Private House of the SS
Private House of the SS
1977 · Frank Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His films like 'Battleship Potemkin' depict revolutionary resistance against state authority through innovative montage techniques that visualize collective struggle.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' critique totalitarian control through philosophical inquiry into surveillance, memory, and individual freedom under oppressive systems.