THEME EXPLORATION

institutional negligence

12 films · 3 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 systematically expose how social institutions fail vulnerable people through bureaucratic indifference and systemic neglect.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His work examines institutional failure in childcare, healthcare, and social services, revealing how systems abandon those most in need.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through character-driven narratives, he portrays how educational, medical, and governmental institutions systematically overlook human suffering and need.