THEME EXPLORATION

school gangs

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Teenage Doll
Teenage Doll
1957 · Roger Corman
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Chris Columbus
Rush Hour 2
Rush Hour 2
2001 · Brett Ratner
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore marginalized youth groups and peer dynamics with nuanced emotional depth.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Films such as 'Parasite' and 'Okja' examine class-based social hierarchies and group dynamics that parallel school gang structures.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His works like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' authentically portray working-class youth subcultures and peer group influence.