THEME EXPLORATION

corruption in authority

12 films · 2 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
Sidney Lumet United States

Films like 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' penetrate the moral decay within police departments and government systems with unflinching realism.

 Jia Zhangke China

His works document systemic corruption and abuse of power in contemporary China through long takes that reveal institutional indifference and human suffering.