THEME EXPLORATION

Immigration and xenophobia

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Survival
Survival
1982 · Phillip Noyce
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Elysium
Elysium
2013 · Neill Blomkamp
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · David Yates
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Farewell China
Farewell China
1990 · Clara Law
I magliari
I magliari
1959 · Francesco Rosi
The Possibility of Hope
The Possibility of Hope
2007 · Alfonso Cuarón
Via Carpatia
Via Carpatia
2018 · Kasper Bajon & Klara Kochańska
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
1980 · Isao Takahata
Baba
Baba
1971 · Yílmaz Güney
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
I due parà
I due parà
1965 · Lucio Fulci
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hundred-Foot Journey
2014 · Lasse Hallström
Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre
2009 · Cary Joji Fukunaga
Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters
2024 · Thea Sharrock
A Man Called Hero
A Man Called Hero
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Joe Hill
Joe Hill
1971 · Bo Widerberg
R.M.N.
R.M.N.
2022 · Cristian Mungiu
Sugar
Sugar
2008 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Turkish Ice Cream
Turkish Ice Cream
2019 · Can Ulkay
With Good Reason
With Good Reason
2004 · Julio Medem
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose systemic barriers faced by marginalized communities and immigrants in contemporary society.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His film 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore themes of social exclusion, belonging, and how society treats its most vulnerable and undocumented members.