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THEME EXPLORATION

moral courage

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Captive City
The Captive City
1952 · Robert Wise
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Michael Curtiz
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His meditative works such as 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror' examine the spiritual and moral struggles of individuals standing against conformity and oppressive systems.

John Lee Hancock → United States

Films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X' powerfully depict characters and communities displaying courage to confront injustice and systemic racism.

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