THEME EXPLORATION

abuse of authority

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Compliance
Compliance
2012 · Craig Zobel
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
Limitless
Limitless
2011 · Neil Burger
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage techniques in 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' visualize the mechanics of state power and collective resistance to tyranny.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Repeatedly examined institutional corruption and abuse of power in films like 'Serpico,' 'Dog Day Afternoon,' and 'Network' with unflinching social realism.