THEME EXPLORATION

historical uprising

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
Warsaw Uprising
Warsaw Uprising
2014 · Jan Komasa
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Nabua Song
Nabua Song
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
2012 · Tom Hooper
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary films like *Battleship Potemkin* and *October* use montage to dramatize historical uprisings and class struggle with unprecedented cinematic power.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He consistently examines social and political uprisings through humanistic storytelling, notably in *Kes*, *The Wind That Shakes the Barley*, and *I, Daniel Blake*.