THEME EXPLORATION

man vs. system

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films expose how bureaucratic systems fail ordinary people, particularly the poor and working class, through deeply humanistic narratives.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal, darkly comic films deconstruct social systems and institutional control, depicting characters trapped within absurd and rigid societal structures.