Tracing the thread…
His film 'The Conversation' is a masterpiece about surveillance paranoia and the moral implications of monitoring technology.
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck GermanyHis film 'The Lives of Others' explores the psychological and human costs of state surveillance under East German secret police.
Leigh Whannell UKHis film 'Vera Drake' and documentary-style works examine surveillance and state control within everyday British society.