Bureaucracy Movies

A 56-year-old man stuck repeating senior year since 1986 gets one last shot at graduation when a new state exam system forces him to face the test...

An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he...

When Mort—the brains behind Hell's torture—hears the pain he causes, he questions his purpose, but is soon presented with an unrefusable...

A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring...

A stop-motion Sisyphus is overwhelmed by the Czechoslovakian bureaucracy.

In an academic committee where student performances are judged, a newcomer lecturer must decide: confront the power she once respected or stay silent...

A woman awakes on a surreal purgatorial island after being mistakenly declared dead.

In Paris, Lulu, a passionate policeman, works with the faith of a rookie, despite the sclerotic bureaucracy and the incompetence or negligence of...

A satirical take on the mundane absurdities of life in modern-day Iran, these nine vignettes illuminate the lighter side of enduring under...

In a distant future, a digital being nears embodiment as an immigration officer arrives at the facility.

The corpse of a woman is found in front of Maria’s apartment window. She agrees to take charge of the funeral, becoming involved in her...

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

In a dystopian future, two young candidates, Sevyn Thomas and Solana Jackson, undergo a grueling selection process designed to determine their...

When land surveyor K arrives at a small village that houses a castle, local authorities refuse to allow him to enter. As he tries to convince the...

A concerned citizen encounters a political writing on a public bus stop and decides to call city services. When they fail to respond he decides to...

In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test...

A young couple decides to build their dream house, but run into numerous complications in the process. Everything from useless carpenters to building...

After his visa is denied, a young man facing deportation is mistaken for the owner of a found wallet at the immigration office. What begins as a...

A Good American tells the story of the best code-breaker the USA ever had and how he and a small team within NSA created a surveillance tool that...

Leyla and her six-year-old daughter Nila live in the holy city of Mashhad in Iran. Nila is the result of a temporary marriage, which allows a man to...