THEME EXPLORATION

prison corruption

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Carlito’s Way
Carlito’s Way
1993 · Brian De Palma
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
Scum
Scum
1979 · Alan Clarke
Death Race
Death Race
2008 · Paul W. S. Anderson
One Way Ticket
One Way Ticket
1997 · Richard Franklin
Carandiru
Carandiru
2003 · Héctor Babenco
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Fernando Meirelles Brazil

His film 'Cidade de Deus' (City of God) depicts the corruption and violence intertwined within Rio's prison system and favela communities with unflinching realism.

 Jacques Audiard France

His works like 'Un Prophète' (A Prophet) deeply explore institutional corruption, power dynamics, and moral degradation within prison environments.