THEME EXPLORATION

institutional distrust

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Departed
The Departed
2006 · Martin Scorsese
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Dilbar
Dilbar
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 · John Frankenheimer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
2016 · Theodore Melfi
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently reveal how bureaucratic institutions fail vulnerable people and prioritize rules over human dignity.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal narratives depict oppressive institutional structures that warp human behavior and relationships through absurdist critique.