THEME EXPLORATION

law enforcement abuse

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Patlabor 2
Patlabor 2
1993 · Mamoru Oshii
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Larry Cohen
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Simon J. Smith USA

Created 'The Wire', a sprawling examination of systemic police corruption, institutional failure, and how law enforcement institutions can perpetuate abuse and injustice.

 Kathryn Bigelow USA

Directed 'Detroit' and other films that critically explore police brutality, racial injustice, and the moral complexities of law enforcement overreach.