THEME EXPLORATION

territorial gang warfare

27 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · Robert Bresson
Gomorrah
Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone
Colors
Colors
1988 · Dennis Hopper
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates
2001 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973 · Kinji Fukasaku
See Through
See Through
2008 · Jiao Zi
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune
1976 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Young and Dangerous 2
Young and Dangerous 2
1996 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Ceddo
Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène
Hard Target
Hard Target
1993 · John Woo
Kagemusha
Kagemusha
1980 · Akira Kurosawa
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Alessandro Carloni
My Crasy Life
My Crasy Life
1991 · Jean-Pierre Gorin
No Trees in the Street
No Trees in the Street
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Gangs of New York and The Departed meticulously explore territorial conflicts, power struggles, and the brutal economics of gang warfare across different eras.

 Fernando Meirelles Brazil

City of God presents a visceral, documentary-style examination of gang territorial warfare in Rio de Janeiro's favelas with innovative narrative structure and unflinching realism.