THEME EXPLORATION

state response to crisis

37 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
Totally Under Control
Totally Under Control
2021 · Suzanne Hillinger
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Sale comme un ange
Sale comme un ange
1991 · Catherine Breillat
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Agito: Superpower War
Agito: Superpower War
2026 · Ryuta Tasaki
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
The Drama
The Drama
2026 · Kristoffer Borgli
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films systematically critique state bureaucracy and institutional failures during economic and social crises affecting ordinary citizens.