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THEME EXPLORATION

medical ethics

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
They Rode West
They Rode West
1954 · Phil Karlson
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Conversation
The Conversation
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films consistently expose systemic failures in healthcare and social institutions, critiquing how medical and bureaucratic systems fail vulnerable populations.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

He explores profound ethical dilemmas around life, death, and medical decisions through intimate human stories that question what constitutes moral responsibility.

Werner Herzog → Germany

His documentaries and fiction films probe the boundaries of human existence, medical limits, and ethical questions about suffering, death, and human nature.

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