THEME EXPLORATION

state response to extremism

31 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018 · David Yates
October Rumbles
October Rumbles
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
demonlover
demonlover
2002 · Olivier Assayas
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult
People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult
2026
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach
Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light
2019 · Marko Škop
[REC]²
[REC]²
2009 · Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
1937 · Dziga Vertov
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
1968 · Patricio Guzmán
Troll
Troll
2022 · Roar Uthaug
Red State
Red State
2011 · Kevin Smith
Blowback
Blowback
2000 · Mark L. Lester
Good Morning, Night
Good Morning, Night
2003 · Marco Bellocchio
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Toshiya Fujita
Offside
Offside
2006 · Jafar Panahi
Private House of the SS
Private House of the SS
1977 · Frank Miller
The Yacoubian Building
The Yacoubian Building
2006 · Marwan Hamed
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
2014 · Abderrahmane Sissako
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films examine how state institutions and social neglect create conditions for radicalization and extremism among marginalized populations.

 Michael Dowse Austria

His films explore how violence emerges from social systems and state responses, examining the roots and consequences of extremist behavior in contemporary society.