THEME EXPLORATION

animal cruelty prevention

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pound
Pound
1970 · Robert Downey Sr
The Squawkin’ Hawk
The Squawkin’ Hawk
1942 · Chuck Jones
The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan
2020 · Thea Sharrock
Mickey's Kangaroo
Mickey's Kangaroo
1935 · David Hand
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Fan Dog
Fan Dog
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Kes
Kes
1970 · Ken Loach
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively examine human relationships with animals and nature, exploring exploitation and suffering across films like 'Grizzly Man' and 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams.'

 Nicolas Winding Refn Denmark

His visceral filmmaking confronts viewers with graphic depictions of violence and suffering, including animal cruelty, as unflinching critiques of human brutality in films like 'Only God Forgives.'