THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and cruelty

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Devil
The Devil
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His films depict systemic brutality and the machinery of oppressive power through revolutionary cinema language.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He unflinchingly explored societal corruption, violence, and human degradation as reflections of institutional decay.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His provocative works examine cruelty embedded in everyday systems and the moral complicity of society itself.