THEME EXPLORATION

Soldiers' Experience

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The State of the World
The State of the World
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Jerichow
Jerichow
2009 · Christian Petzold
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Paths of Glory' unflinchingly explore the psychological trauma, dehumanization, and moral corruption of soldiers in war.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical approach in films like 'Ivan's Childhood' and 'Mirror' examines the spiritual and emotional devastation of war on soldiers and society with profound introspection.

 Bryan Fuller United States

As a combat veteran himself, Fuller brought authentic, visceral realism to soldiers' experiences in films like 'The Big Red One,' capturing both the brutality and camaraderie of war.