THEME EXPLORATION

military revenge

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
The Card Counter
The Card Counter
2021 · Paul Schrader
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
The Code of Honor
The Code of Honor
1916 · Frank Borzage
Centurion
Centurion
2010 · Neil Marshall
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
2007 · Peter Berg
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Lady of Steel
Lady of Steel
1970 · Ho Meng-Hua
Liebelei
Liebelei
1933 · Max Ophüls
Saving General Yang
Saving General Yang
2013 · Ronny Yu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

Mastered narratives of vengeance and retribution through iconic Spaghetti Westerns that explore the moral costs of revenge with operatic intensity.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

Obsessively examines cycles of military and personal revenge through visually stunning films that question the ethics and consequences of violent retribution.