THEME EXPLORATION

post-prison revenge

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
The Card Counter
The Card Counter
2021 · Paul Schrader
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
L’Armée des ombres
L’Armée des ombres
1969 · Jean-Pierre Melville
The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
Compañeros
Compañeros
1970 · Sergio Corbucci
Raw Deal
Raw Deal
1948 · Anthony Mann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His masterpiece 'Oldboy' is the definitive post-prison revenge narrative, exploring obsession and moral corruption through intricate plotting and visual mastery.

 Joel Schumacher United States

'Sleepers' directly examines the aftermath of prison trauma and the deliberate execution of revenge against those responsible for abuse.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

'Prisoners' intricately weaves themes of justice, imprisonment, and revenge as characters navigate the psychological toll of crime and captivity.