THEME EXPLORATION

small-town corruption

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot
1990 · Dennis Hopper
Rosauro Castro
Rosauro Castro
1950 · Roberto Gavaldón
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Promised Land
Promised Land
2012 · Gus Van Sant
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like 'Incendies' and 'Prisoners' meticulously expose how corruption and moral compromise infiltrate small communities and institutions.

 Ari Aster United States

Through works like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar', he deconstructs the hidden darkness and collective complicity lurking beneath tight-knit community surfaces.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His minimalist approach in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Beyond the Hills' unflinchingly documents systemic corruption woven into rural and provincial life.