Tag: Brutality
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CIDADE DE DEUS aka CITY OF GOD
“City of God” (Cidade de Deus, 2002) is a powerful and raw crime drama directed by Fernando Meirelles and co-directed by Kátia Lund. The film is based on the 1997 novel by Paulo Lins and offers a gritty, unflinching look at life in one of Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious slums, the City of God,…
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THE WILD BUNCH
“The Wild Bunch” is a 1969 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah. Set in the waning years of the American Old West, the film tells the story of a group of outlaws—aging, hardened men who find themselves caught between the past they can no longer relive and the changing world they can no longer…
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THE HARDER THEY COME
“The Harder They Come” is a 1972 crime drama directed by Perry Henzell and written by Henzell and Trevor D. Rhone. Based in Jamacia, the film blends gritty realism, social commentary, and reggae music, starring reggae musician Jimmy Cliff in a career-defining role. The film follows a young country boy’s desperate struggle for success in…
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SCUM
Scum (1979) is a British crime drama that depicts the harsh realities of life inside a borstal in the UK. The film is directed by Alan Clarke and starring a young Ray Winstone in his breakout role. It is a shocking indictment of the British penal system, exposing its institutionalized violence, abuse, and corruption. Originally…
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SALO, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM (NSFW)
‘Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom,’ is a 1975 controversial and highly provocative film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Based loosely on the infamous novel “The 120 Days of Sodom” by the Marquis de Sade, the film is a brutal allegory about power, sadism, and the dehumanizing effects of totalitarianism. Set in Fascist Italy…
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DEATH RACE 2000
“Death Race 2000” (1975) is a cult dystopian action film directed by Paul Bartel and produced by Roger Corman, known for his low-budget exploitation films. Starring David Carradine as the enigmatic anti-hero Frankenstein and a young Sylvester Stallone as his rival Machine Gun Joe Viterbo, the film blends dark comedy, satire, and high-octane vehicular action…
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1900 (NOVECENTO)
“1900” (original title: Novecento, 1976) is an epic historical drama directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film spans several decades in 20th-century Italy, from the early 1900s to the rise of fascism (an occurring theme in Bertolucci’s earlier films), and it explores the lives of two men from different social classes whose fates are intertwined with…
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TRAINSPOTTING
“Trainspotting” is a 1996 British black comedy-drama film directed by Danny Boyle and based on Irvine Welsh’s novel of the same name. The film offers a gritty and darkly humorous exploration of the lives of a group of heroin addicts living in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the late 1980s. The film follows Mark Renton (played by…
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THE DEER HUNTER
“The Deer Hunter,” directed by Michael Cimino, is a 1978 American epic war drama that poignantly explores the effects of the Vietnam War on a group of steelworkers from Pennsylvania. The film features an ensemble cast including Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep, John Savage, and John Cazale. The story begins in the small…
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STRAW DOGS
“Straw Dogs” is a psychological thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah and released in 1971. This intense film delves into themes of violence, masculinity, and the dark undercurrents of human nature. Set in a remote English village, the film documents the unraveling of a mild-mannered man pushed to his limits. The story revolves around David Sumner,…
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