THEME EXPLORATION

prison brutality

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Le Deuxième souffle
Le Deuxième souffle
1966 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Carandiru
Carandiru
2003 · Héctor Babenco
The Hunger
The Hunger
1983 · Tony Scott
Violence in a Women's Prison
Violence in a Women's Prison
1982 · Frank Miller
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
American History X
American History X
1998 · Tony Kaye
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His films like 'Da 5 Bloods' and documentary work critically examine systemic violence and injustice within American institutions.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Known for socially conscious cinema that exposes institutional brutality and human rights violations in vulnerable populations.