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His social realist films expose institutional corruption and exploitation across systems, including how power structures fail ordinary people in sports and society.
Abbas Kiarostami IranThrough documentaries and narrative films, he examines corruption within Iranian institutions and society, revealing how systems manipulate and compromise integrity.
Pier Paolo Pasolini ItalyHis works critique institutional corruption and moral decay in Italian society, using sharp social commentary to expose the compromised values of power structures.