THEME EXPLORATION

redemption and salvation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hero
Hero
1992 · Stephen Frears
The Way Back
The Way Back
2020 · Gavin O'Connor
Under the Sun of Satan
Under the Sun of Satan
1987 · Maurice Pialat
Darkhunters
Darkhunters
2004 · Johannes Roberts
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His metaphysical films explore spiritual awakening and the search for transcendence as paths to human redemption.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His work, particularly through religious themes and intense close-ups, examines faith, suffering, and the possibility of spiritual salvation.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films blend sacred and profane imagery to explore redemption through social outcasts and marginalized individuals seeking grace.