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THEME EXPLORATION

mass violence

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad
2018 · Brian Taylor
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé → Argentina/France

Confronts viewers with unflinching depictions of collective brutality and trauma in films like *Irréversible* and *Climax*, using experimental narrative structure to expose violence's psychological impact.

Paul Verhoeven → Netherlands

Explores mass violence and societal collapse through satirical science fiction (*Starship Troopers*, *RoboCop*) that deconstructs militarism and social control systems.

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