THEME EXPLORATION

corruption by local authority

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Knightriders
Knightriders
1981 · George A. Romero
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Es La Primera Vez
Es La Primera Vez
1981 · María Novaro
The Captain
The Captain
2018 · Robert Schwentke
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films systematically expose how institutional systems and local bureaucracies fail and exploit ordinary people through indifference and corruption.

 Jafar Panahi Iran

His documentaries and narrative films persistently reveal the arbitrary abuse of power by state authorities and local officials in Iran.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His historical and contemporary films explore how local political corruption and authoritarianism shape individual lives and collective memory in Taiwan.