Bureaucracy Movies

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...

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...

A poor farmer, unable to claim a remittance because she lacks the required two valid IDs, finds herself in a situation that challenges her character,...

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 young woman searching for her birth parents in order to fulfill her sense of identity joins with an organization that fights the bureaucracy...

When a mysterious "John Doe" wakes up in a morgue and wanders into a psychiatric ward, a devoted doctor and curious medical examiner must slowly...

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...

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

In a dystopian reality plagued by corruption, a rebellious government employee finds an alternate way to change the system: kill the corrupt.

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

Giuseppe Di Noi, an Italian surveyor living in Sweden, gets arrested at the border while going back to Italy with his family for a vacation. But can...

This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the...

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

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...

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

A student of architecture from Zagreb believes that the new model of city can meet the need of its citizens. However, his professors, the corrupt...

Fugitive security guard Stanley Tweedle, love slave Zev Bellringer, and love slave robot head 790 are thrown together by fate and on the run from His...

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

The nature and complexity of the welfare system is explored in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of constituting problems: housing,...