THEME EXPLORATION

Occupation and Resistance

38 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
L’Armée des ombres
L’Armée des ombres
1969 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
Safe Conduct
Safe Conduct
2002 · Bertrand Tavernier
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Ernst Lubitsch
They Dare Not Love
They Dare Not Love
1941 · James Whale
Ill Met by Moonlight
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957 · Michael Powell
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island
2017 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Purple Butterfly
Purple Butterfly
2003 · Lou Ye
Warsaw 44
Warsaw 44
2014 · Jan Komasa
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict working-class struggles against systemic oppression and economic injustice through intimate human stories.