THEME EXPLORATION

power and survival

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Francis Lawrence
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014 · Matt Reeves
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Free Fall
Free Fall
2014 · Malek Akkad
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
In the Grey
In the Grey
2026 · Guy Ritchie
Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai
Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai
2026 · Babu Vijay
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

Through works like 'Ran' and 'Throne of Blood,' Kurosawa examines the brutal acquisition and loss of power and how survival demands both strategic cunning and tragic compromise.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films such as 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' philosophically interrogate power dynamics between victims and perpetrators, questioning the mechanisms of survival and control.