THEME EXPLORATION

wrongful persecution

32 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Fixer
The Fixer
1968 · John Frankenheimer
The Man in the Net
The Man in the Net
1959 · Michael Curtiz
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944 · Robert Siodmak
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
I Confess
I Confess
1953 · Alfred Hitchcock
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
Black Jack
Black Jack
1950 · Julien Duvivier
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
1971 · Roberto Rossellini
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
1999 · Bruce Beresford
Fatti di gente perbene (La Grande Bourgeoise/Drama of the Rich
Fatti di gente perbene (La Grande Bourgeoise/Drama of the Rich
1974 · Mauro Bolognini
Manhunt
Manhunt
2017 · John Woo
Mantrap
Mantrap
1953 · Terence Fisher
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Diamonds of the Night
Diamonds of the Night
1964 · Jan Němec
Miracle in Cell No. 7
Miracle in Cell No. 7
2019 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Skyscraper
Skyscraper
2018 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
Breakout from Oppression
Breakout from Oppression
1978 · Kar-leung Lau
Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire
2006 · Phillip Noyce
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison
1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski Poland

Films such as 'Frantic' and 'The Tenant' delve into paranoia and the persecution of protagonists trapped in nightmarish circumstances beyond their control.

 Sidney Lumet USA

His masterpiece '12 Angry Men' and 'The Verdict' powerfully examine wrongful accusations, judicial injustice, and the persecution of the innocent within flawed legal systems.