THEME EXPLORATION

international tournament

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Fast Five
Fast Five
2011 · Justin Lin
Cinetracts '20
Cinetracts '20
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Furious 7
Furious 7
2015 · James Wan
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · Chad Stahelski
The Sex Thief
The Sex Thief
1998 · Christian Petzold
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
2026 · Eiji Uchida
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
1991 · Bertrand Tavernier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films like 'Babel' and 'The Revenant' explore how international conflicts and competitions between individuals from different nations reveal deeper human truths.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary works including montage sequences depicting collective struggle and international ideological battles fundamentally shaped cinema's approach to depicting global competition and conflict.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films like 'Pain and Glory' and 'All About My Mother' examine cross-cultural encounters and the universal human drama that transcends national boundaries in intimate, transformative ways.