THEME EXPLORATION

wartime betrayal

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Prussian Spy
The Prussian Spy
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peyton Reed United Kingdom

His masterpiece 'The Third Man' explores moral ambiguity and betrayal during post-WWII Vienna through a protagonist discovering his friend's dark wartime secrets.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder West Germany

His films like 'Lola' and 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' probe the moral compromises, collaborations, and personal betrayals of Germans during and after WWII.