THEME EXPLORATION

faction system and conformity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films systematically deconstruct institutional conformity and the psychological mechanisms that enforce obedience within rigid hierarchical systems.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal narratives expose how social factions and arbitrary group rules distort human behavior and normalize psychological control.

 Walter Lang Germany

His dystopian masterpieces directly examine how faction-based societies use propaganda and coercion to maintain conformity and suppress individuality.