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THEME EXPLORATION

judicial activism

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Day Sports Stood Still
The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 · Antoine Fuqua
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
The Fixer
The Fixer
1968 · John Frankenheimer
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet → United States

His films like 'Twelve Angry Men' and 'The Verdict' directly examine judicial processes, jury deliberation, and the moral complexities of legal activism.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His provocative works like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' explore how individuals aggressively challenge and subvert systems of power and justice through unconventional means.

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