Links to articles on this topic:

American History X
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2000/apr/26/news1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/1999/nov/13/1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2007/apr/01/features.photography

Areas to explore:

1. Dates of films
2. The social and political context in which they were made - why did Tony Kaye want to produce American History X at that point in History? Look at interviews with Tony Kaye - what does he say? Same for Geoffrey Wright, Alan Clarke 1983 - what was the climate for making these movies at these points in cinematic history.
3. Research interviews with directors; cast and social and political information on the eras and countries being explored.