THEME EXPLORATION

Northern Ireland conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
The Hunger
The Hunger
1983 · Tony Scott
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Hidden Agenda' directly confront British state violence and injustice during the Northern Ireland conflict with unflinching political commitment.

 Taylor Sheridan Ireland

His works including 'In the Name of the Father' and 'Some Mother's Son' powerfully explore the human cost of the conflict and wrongful imprisonment of Irish citizens.

 Stephen Frears United Kingdom

His film 'My Beautiful Laundrette' and broader body of work examines sectarian tensions, identity, and community divisions in the context of 1980s Britain and Ireland.