THEME EXPLORATION

healthcare system

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sicko
Sicko
2007 · Michael Moore
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 · Sidney Lumet
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently critique systemic failures in healthcare and social welfare, exposing how bureaucracy abandons vulnerable patients.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores healthcare ethics, aging, and end-of-life decisions with profound humanism in films that question institutional approaches to human dignity.

 Rich Moore United States

His documentary work directly confronts healthcare systems, most notably in 'Sicko,' which compares global approaches to medicine and insurance.