THEME EXPLORATION

urban decay

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Falling Down
Falling Down
1993 · Joel Schumacher
High-Rise
High-Rise
2015 · Ben Wheatley
Barking Dogs Never Bite
Barking Dogs Never Bite
2000 · Bong Joon-ho
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Abel Ferrara USA · The Bronx

Neon confessionals where grace emerges through violence, addiction, and absolute spiritual degradation.

 Anna Boden US

Explores human connection amid systemic struggle with unflinching emotional honesty.

 Bejoy Nambiar India

Crafts visually stylized narratives exploring the psychological depths of morally complex characters.