THEME EXPLORATION

state response to extremism

12 films · 2 directors
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
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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
Barbara
Barbara
2012 · Christian Petzold
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films examine how social marginalization and state neglect can radicalize individuals, as seen in 'I, Daniel Blake' and his broader critique of institutional failures.

 Michael Dowse Austria

His confrontational films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' examine how societal alienation and state indifference breed violent extremism and nihilism.