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THEME EXPLORATION

innocence and justice

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl
1987 · James Foley
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet → United States

His films like 'Twelve Angry Men' and 'The Verdict' rigorously examine the judicial system's capacity to fail the innocent and uphold justice.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His work, particularly 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm', explores moral ambiguity and how society judges innocence through compassionate, humanistic storytelling.

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