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THEME EXPLORATION

revolution and political activism

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
Mao Tse-Tung and the Cultural Revolution
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Something in the Air
Something in the Air
2012 · Olivier Assayas
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
1991 · Bertrand Tavernier
Diario napoletano
Diario napoletano
1992 · Francesco Rosi
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
1977 · Chris Marker
For Life, Against the War
For Life, Against the War
1967 · Shirley Clarke
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1928 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein → Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique and films like 'Battleship Potemkin' directly celebrate and aestheticize political uprising and class struggle.

Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His socially conscious realist cinema consistently examines working-class resistance, political injustice, and activism across decades of filmmaking.

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