THEME EXPLORATION

turf wars

8 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le 20 heures dans les camps
Le 20 heures dans les camps
1993 · Chris Marker
Alexander The Great
Alexander The Great
1968 · Phil Karlson
Anarchy: Ride or Die
Anarchy: Ride or Die
2014 · Michael Almereyda
Pueblo en vilo
Pueblo en vilo
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 · Kinji Fukasaku
China White
China White
1989 · Ronny Yu
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
1999 · Takashi Miike
Gangsta
Gangsta
2018 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Goodfellas and The Departed are quintessential explorations of territorial power struggles, organized crime hierarchies, and the violent competition for dominance in urban spaces.

 Fernando Meirelles Brazil

City of God presents a visceral chronicle of drug cartel territorial wars and gang conflicts within Rio de Janeiro's favelas, showing how turf battles shape entire communities.