THEME EXPLORATION

political trial

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
The War Room
The War Room
1993 · Chris Hegedus
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Kino-Pravda No. 3
Kino-Pravda No. 3
1922 · Dziga Vertov
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

Mastered the courtroom drama as a vehicle for exploring systemic injustice and political corruption in films like '12 Angry Men' and 'The Verdict'.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

Deconstructed political trials and state power through radical cinema in works like 'The Third Generation' and 'Despair', examining fascism and authoritarianism.