THEME EXPLORATION

Political resistance

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
Barbara
Barbara
2012 · Christian Petzold
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
James McTeigue Australia

Visually stylized political thrillers exploring resistance against authoritarian systems through iconic imagery.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious realist cinema consistently portrays working-class resistance against systemic injustice and political exploitation.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films challenge social hierarchies and power structures, using cinema as a tool for radical political and cultural resistance.