THEME EXPLORATION

religious war

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Dogface
Dogface
1959 · Samuel Fuller
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His film 'Alexander Nevsky' depicts religious and political conflict through epic scale, while his theoretical work explored how cinema could represent ideological warfare.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Films like 'Michael Collins' and 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' examine how religious and political identities fuel conflict and violence in Irish history.