THEME EXPLORATION

prison life

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Héctor Babenco Argentine

Unflinching portrayal of society's outcasts and institutional brutality with humanistic depth.

 Miloš Forman United States

His documentary work meticulously examines the American prison system and its human consequences through intimate storytelling.

 Jacques Audiard France

His films like 'A Prophet' and 'The Limits of Control' offer profound explorations of prison dynamics, redemption, and institutional brutality.