THEME EXPLORATION

forced collaboration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Emerald
Emerald
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Actress
Actress
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films expose how economic systems force individuals into compromising collaborations that strip away dignity and autonomy.

 Michael Haneke Austria

He examines forced proximity and coerced cooperation in confined spaces, revealing how power dynamics corrupt human relationships.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His dystopian narratives depict characters trapped in absurd systems demanding compliance and artificial cooperation against their nature.