THEME EXPLORATION

survival under state surveillance

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Passenger
Passenger
2026 · André Øvredal
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 · J. Lee Thompson
Greenland
Greenland
2020 · Ric Roman Waugh
Meg 2: The Trench
Meg 2: The Trench
2023 · Ben Wheatley
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes
2006 · Alexandre Aja
Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari
1965 · Cy Endfield
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' examine power dynamics and control within confined, surveilled systems with dark precision.

 Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia

His works including 'Leviathan' and 'Loveless' dissect survival and resistance within oppressive state structures with unflinching realism.