THEME EXPLORATION

British colonial India

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Storm Over the Nile
Storm Over the Nile
1955 · Terence Young
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
2015 · Werner Herzog
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
7 Women
7 Women
1966 · John Ford
Phool Pishi O Edward
Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
A Mohawk’s Way
A Mohawk’s Way
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
Kenya Boy
Kenya Boy
1984 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Satyajit Ray India

His films like 'The Home and the World' and 'Charulata' intricately examine the psychological and social impact of British colonialism on Indian society and identity.

 Keenen Ivory Wayans United States

His collaborations with Ismail Merchant, including 'A Passage to India' and 'Heat and Dust,' provide nuanced explorations of colonial relationships and cultural clashes in India.