THEME EXPLORATION

human cruelty

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé France

His films depict graphic violence and psychological cruelty with unflinching intensity, forcing viewers to confront the brutality embedded in human nature.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

He systematically explores human depravity, suffering, and cruelty through provocative narratives that challenge moral boundaries and examine societal complicity.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His methodical cinema reveals casual cruelty and violence in everyday life, questioning media representation and the audience's own capacity for indifference.