THEME EXPLORATION

political failure and disillusionment

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
¡Todos a la cárcel!
¡Todos a la cárcel!
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Babo 73
Babo 73
1964 · Robert Downey Sr
Che: Part Two
Che: Part Two
2008 · Steven Soderbergh
The War Room
The War Room
1993 · Chris Hegedus
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His realist dramas consistently chronicle how ordinary people are failed by political systems and institutions, from 'Kes' to 'I, Daniel Blake,' revealing systemic disillusionment.