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THEME EXPLORATION

legal accountability

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury
2003 · Gary Fleder
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · Zack Snyder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet → United States

His films like 'Serpico' and '12 Angry Men' meticulously examine institutional corruption, judicial systems, and the moral obligations of those within legal and governmental structures.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His dystopian works like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' explore moral culpability, systemic injustice, and the failure of legal frameworks to address fundamental human wrongs.

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