THEME EXPLORATION

leadership in crisis

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
Totally Under Control
Totally Under Control
2021 · Suzanne Hillinger
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like Dr. Strangelove and Paths of Glory examine how leaders make catastrophic decisions under pressure and the moral consequences of command.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films such as Ran and Throne of Blood explore how leaders navigate moral corruption, ambition, and chaos during times of political upheaval and war.