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THEME EXPLORATION

youth radicalization

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
1977 · John Badham
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' explore how social inequality and systemic neglect drive young people toward desperation and radicalization.

Cristian Mungiu → Romania

Works such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' examine how political ideology and institutional pressure radicalize youth under oppressive systems.

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