Theme

individual freedom vs. state control

12 films · 3 directors

Films that explore this

Strawberry and Chocolate

Strawberry and Chocolate

1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate

1992 · Alfonso Arau

1990 · Janusz Kijowski

2014 · Phillip Noyce

2008 · Hayao Miyazaki

2006 · James McTeigue

The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others

2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

2025 · Francis Lawrence

The President's Cake

The President's Cake

2026 · Hasan Hadi

Death of a Bureaucrat

Death of a Bureaucrat

1966 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

What Happened to Monday

What Happened to Monday

2017 · Tommy Wirkola

Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB

Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB

1967 · George Lucas

Directors who explore this

Andrew Niccol New Zealand Brad Bird United States Daniel Goldhaber United States