THEME EXPLORATION

Atrocities of war

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
The Big Red One
The Big Red One
1980 · Samuel Fuller
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
1964 · Sidney Lumet
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Elem Klimov Soviet Union

His masterpiece 'Come and See' presents one of cinema's most harrowing depictions of war's atrocities and their impact on innocence through the eyes of a child soldier.

 Bryan Fuller United States

His raw, documentary-style war films like 'The Big Red One' and 'Steel Helmet' unflinchingly expose the brutality and moral complexities of combat through visceral storytelling.