THEME EXPLORATION

social corruption

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Jerichow
Jerichow
2009 · Christian Petzold
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
The Walker
The Walker
2007 · Paul Schrader
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrey Zvyagintsev

Unflinching examinations of moral collapse within families and systems, rendered through austere visual language.

 Curtis Hanson USA

Hanson explores institutional corruption and urban crime through morally complex characters seeking redemption.

 Herman Yau British Crown Colony [now China]

Explores moral corruption and psychological darkness through unflinching examinations of crime and societal decay.