THEME EXPLORATION

imprisonment and release

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
The Fixer
The Fixer
1968 · John Frankenheimer
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
I'm Still Breathing
I'm Still Breathing
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Creed III
Creed III
2023 · Michael B. Jordan
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · —
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008 · Mark Herman
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Il generale della rovere
Il generale della rovere
1959 · Roberto Rossellini
Kill Me Tomorrow
Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore spiritual imprisonment within materialist systems and the human soul's yearning for transcendence and freedom.

 François Truffaut France

From 'The 400 Blows' to 'Fahrenheit 451', he examines how individuals are confined by social institutions and liberated through art and human connection.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His meditative films capture characters trapped by history, memory, and circumstance, with moments of quiet release found in small gestures and fleeting freedom.