THEME EXPLORATION

urban conflict

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
Dead End
Dead End
1937 · William Wyler
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
La escopeta nacional
La escopeta nacional
1978 · Luis García Berlanga
Recess/Breaktime
Recess/Breaktime
1972 · Abbas Kiarostami
Runaway
Runaway
1958 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films persistently expose class struggle and social inequality within urban spaces through realist narratives.

 John Lee Hancock United States

He unflinchingly examines racial tension, gentrification, and systemic injustice in urban America across decades of work.

 Mathieu Kassovitz France

His visceral portrayals of suburban alienation, police brutality, and ethnic conflict define contemporary urban dystopia.