THEME EXPLORATION

martial law and political repression

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Patlabor 2
Patlabor 2
1993 · Mamoru Oshii
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
The Fate of Lee Khan
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973 · King Hu
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Babo 73
Babo 73
1964 · Robert Downey Sr
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lav Diaz Philippines

Extensively explores martial law's human toll through lengthy, immersive films like 'From What Is Before' that interrogate collective trauma and state oppression.