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His films like 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and 'Amadeus' explore institutional control and the suppression of individual expression and creativity.
Pier Paolo Pasolini ItalyHis transgressive films deliberately challenged censorship laws and social taboos, using provocative imagery to critique power structures and repression.
Jafar Panahi IranDespite government censorship and filmmaking bans, he created innovative works like 'This Is Not a Film' that directly document and subvert state censorship through meta-cinema.