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THEME EXPLORATION

terrorism and violence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
Il Lungo Silenzio
Il Lungo Silenzio
1993 · Margarethe von Trotta
Punjab 1984
Punjab 1984
2014 · Anurag Singh
Où en êtes-vous? (Numéro 2)
Où en êtes-vous? (Numéro 2)
2020 · Bertrand Bonello
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
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Deutschland im Herbst
Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve → Canada

His films like 'Sicario' and 'Enemy' meticulously explore the moral ambiguity and psychological toll of violence and state-sponsored terror.

David Fincher → United States

Works such as 'Se7en' and 'Zodiac' dissect the psychology of violence and terrorism with clinical precision and dark intensity.

Michael Haneke → Austria

His provocative films like 'Funny Games' and 'Cache' directly confront audiences with violence and terror as uncomfortable examinations of media and society.

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