THEME EXPLORATION

Russian occupation

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 · William Wyler
Captain Conan
Captain Conan
1996 · Bertrand Tavernier
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia

His films like 'Leviathan' and 'Loveless' explore the psychological and social devastation wrought by authoritarian power structures and occupation of the human spirit.