THEME EXPLORATION

prison violence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Scum
Scum
1979 · Alan Clarke
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
The Eel
The Eel
1997 · Shohei Imamura
Death Race
Death Race
2008 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Shot Caller
Shot Caller
2017 · Ric Roman Waugh
Violence in a Women's Prison
Violence in a Women's Prison
1982 · Frank Miller
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Molly Manning Walker United States

His films like 'Collateral' and 'Heat' explore institutional violence and moral complexity within systems of confinement and criminal justice.

 Fernando Meirelles Brazil

His documentary 'Cidade de Deus' and narrative work unflinchingly depict gang and prison violence within Brazilian favelas and correctional systems.

 Jacques Audiard France

Films like 'A Prophet' (Un prophète) and 'Dheepan' directly examine prison brutality, gang hierarchies, and survival within carceral institutions.