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THEME EXPLORATION

corruption in professional sports

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
North Dallas Forty
North Dallas Forty
1979 · Ted Kotcheff
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Il Lungo Silenzio
Il Lungo Silenzio
1993 · Margarethe von Trotta
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
Jose Torres
Jose Torres
1959 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Driver
The Driver
1980 · Abbas Kiarostami
Goal II: Living the Dream
Goal II: Living the Dream
2007 · Jaume Collet-Serra
The Driver
The Driver
1978 · Walter Hill
The Program
The Program
2015 · Stephen Frears
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His social realist films expose institutional corruption and exploitation across systems, including how power structures fail ordinary people in sports and society.

Abbas Kiarostami → Iran

Through documentaries and narrative films, he examines corruption within Iranian institutions and society, revealing how systems manipulate and compromise integrity.

Pier Paolo Pasolini → Italy

His works critique institutional corruption and moral decay in Italian society, using sharp social commentary to expose the compromised values of power structures.

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