THEME EXPLORATION

animal cruelty

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pound
Pound
1970 · Robert Downey Sr
The Squawkin’ Hawk
The Squawkin’ Hawk
1942 · Chuck Jones
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Fan Dog
Fan Dog
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Kes
Kes
1970 · Ken Loach
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Kyle Balda
OZI: Voice of the Forest
OZI: Voice of the Forest
2026 · Tim Harper
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
1973 · Jean Rouch
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
Green and Pleasant Land
Green and Pleasant Land
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
Babe: Pig In the City
Babe: Pig In the City
1998 · George Miller
Okja
Okja
2017 · Bong Joon-ho
The Shallows
The Shallows
2016 · Jaume Collet-Serra
Animal Altruism
Animal Altruism
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu
Cat Skin
Cat Skin
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Cat vs. Rat
Cat vs. Rat
1982 · Kar-leung Lau
Inhabitants
Inhabitants
1970 · Artavazd Pelechian
Le Savant et le chimpanze
Le Savant et le chimpanze
1900 · Georges Méliès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films frequently examine humanity's destructive relationship with nature and animals, culminating in the documentary 'Grizzly Man' which explores the ethics of human-animal interaction.

 Agnès Varda France

Her documentary 'The Gleaners and I' and various works critique industrial systems including factory farming and animal exploitation within modern society.