THEME EXPLORATION

martial law

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin
1977 · Kar-leung Lau
Patlabor 2
Patlabor 2
1993 · Mamoru Oshii
The Four 3
The Four 3
2014 · Gordon Chan
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · John Stevenson & Mark Osborne
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China

Films such as 'Raise the Red Lantern' and 'Coming Home' explore the psychological and social impacts of authoritarian control and political upheaval under oppressive systems.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary cinema including 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' examines state power, military control, and the collision between institutional authority and human resistance.