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THEME EXPLORATION

gang culture

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gomorrah
Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone
Colors
Colors
1988 · Dennis Hopper
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · Robert Bresson
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
The Cool World
The Cool World
1964 · Shirley Clarke
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Οι Επικίνδυνοι
Οι Επικίνδυνοι
1983 · Yannis Dalianidis
Freaky Tales
Freaky Tales
2025 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Young and Dangerous
Young and Dangerous
1996 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve → Canada

His film 'Incendies' and earlier work explore cycles of violence and gang-related conflict within communities.

Coen Brothers → United States

Their debut 'Menace II Society' is a seminal exploration of gang culture, systemic violence, and survival in inner-city America.

Fernando Meirelles → Brazil

His film 'City of God' is a visually innovative and unflinching examination of gang warfare and poverty in Rio de Janeiro.

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