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THEME EXPLORATION

betrayal and guilt

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Act of Violence
Act of Violence
1949 · Fred Zinnemann
Mata
Mata
2026 · Rachel Lang
Die Ruckkehr
Die Ruckkehr
1990 · Margarethe von Trotta
Juste avant la nuit
Juste avant la nuit
1971 · Claude Chabrol
Marie-Octobre
Marie-Octobre
1959 · Julien Duvivier
Stranger Within a Woman
Stranger Within a Woman
1966 · Mikio Naruse
Captain Carey, USA
Captain Carey, USA
1950 · Mitchell Leisen
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021 · Joel Coen
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
2012 · Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki & Mahiro Maeda
Alyce Kills
Alyce Kills
2011 · Jay Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster → United States

His films obsessively explore guilt, complicity, and betrayal within intimate relationships, particularly how characters are bound by trauma and moral corruption.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

He masterfully examines the guilt of ordinary people who betray trust and social bonds, revealing how shame and redemption shape human connections.

Michael Haneke → Austria

His austere, unflinching work confronts viewer complicity and explores betrayal as systemic, examining how guilt operates across personal, social, and moral dimensions.

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