THEME EXPLORATION

Gang Rivalry

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · Robert Bresson
Gomorrah
Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone
West Side Story
West Side Story
1961 · Robert Wise
Colors
Colors
1988 · Dennis Hopper
Pumpkin Pie Wars
Pumpkin Pie Wars
2016 · Steven R. Monroe
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
The Color of Money
The Color of Money
1986 · Martin Scorsese
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Gangs of New York and The Departed explore gang rivalry through meticulous character development and moral complexity.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His stylistically distinctive films such as In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express use gang rivalry as a lens for examining honor, loyalty, and urban alienation.

 May el-Toukhy USA

Though less focused solely on gangs, her work examines social fractures and power dynamics that underpin territorial conflicts and group rivalries.