THEME EXPLORATION

student violence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Night of Knowing Nothing
A Night of Knowing Nothing
2022 · Payal Kapadia
Class of 1984
Class of 1984
1982 · Mark L. Lester
Once Upon a Time in High School
Once Upon a Time in High School
2004 · Yoo Ha
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joaquim Dos Santos USA

His film 'Elephant' (2003) provides a haunting, minimalist exploration of school violence and the events leading to a Columbine-like tragedy.

 Mathieu Kassovitz France

His film 'Hate' (1995) depicts urban youth violence and social alienation among students in French suburbs with raw intensity.

 Kinji Fukasaku Japan

His film 'Battle Royale' (2000) presents a dystopian examination of institutional violence and student brutality in an extreme survival scenario.