THEME EXPLORATION

state surveillance

33 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
The Conversation
The Conversation
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Spectre
Spectre
2015 · Sam Mendes
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
Yellow Letters
Yellow Letters
2026 · İlker Çatak
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
Apuntes sobre la tortura y otras formas de diálogo
1968 · Patricio Guzmán
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
1995 · Mamoru Oshii
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
In Memory of Sergo Ordzhonikidze
1937 · Dziga Vertov
Red Amnesia
Red Amnesia
2014 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Influenza
Influenza
2004 · Bong Joon-ho
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Toshiya Fujita
Offside
Offside
2006 · Jafar Panahi
Overheard
Overheard
2009 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Private House of the SS
Private House of the SS
1977 · Frank Miller
Simulant
Simulant
2023 · April Mullen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' explore control, manipulation, and the power dynamics between observer and observed in claustrophobic social systems.

 Karyn Kusama United States

Works such as 'The Invitation' and 'Destroyer' examine paranoia, hidden surveillance, and the erosion of privacy within intimate spaces and institutional systems.