THEME EXPLORATION

racial oppression

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Get Out
Get Out
2017 · Jordan Peele
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Green Book
Green Book
2018 · Peter Farrelly
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock USA

His films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X' directly confront systemic racism and Black American experience with unflinching social commentary.

 Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His trilogy including '12 Years a Slave' and 'Hunger' examines racial and political oppression through visceral, formally inventive storytelling.