THEME EXPLORATION

state oppression

12 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
Captive State
Captive State
2019 · Rupert Wyatt
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneered cinematic techniques to depict state power and revolutionary struggle, particularly in Battleship Potemkin and October.