THEME EXPLORATION

female incarceration

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Tumultes
Tumultes
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Phil Cunningham USA

She directed 'The Illegal Life of Rosario Ibarra' and other works centering women's experiences in detention and state violence.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His film '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' powerfully depicts women's vulnerability and survival under oppressive systems, while his documentary work addresses women's imprisonment.