THEME EXPLORATION

border and migration

36 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006 · Carlos Saldanha
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory
1976 · Hal Ashby
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
1963 · J. Lee Thompson
Nacional III
Nacional III
1982 · Luis García Berlanga
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
Runaway
Runaway
1958 · Ritwik Ghatak
Sydney: A Story of a City
Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Bruce Beresford
The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn
1960 · Mikio Naruse
The Border
The Border
1982 · Tony Richardson
Crystal Swan
Crystal Swan
2018 · Darya Zhuk
Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light
2019 · Marko Škop
Barren Lives
Barren Lives
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Inhabitants
Inhabitants
1970 · Artavazd Pelechian
Rambo: Last Blood
Rambo: Last Blood
2019 · Adrian Grünberg
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
Siempre tuya
Siempre tuya
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper
1986 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Cado dalle nubi
Cado dalle nubi
2009 · Gennaro Nunziante
Brief Encounters
Brief Encounters
1967 · Kira Muratova
DiDi Hollywood
DiDi Hollywood
2010 · Bigas Luna & Seth Gordon
Ley Lines
Ley Lines
1999 · Takashi Miike
Losin' It
Losin' It
1983 · Curtis Hanson
No Bears
No Bears
2022 · Jafar Panahi
Pamasahe
Pamasahe
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 · Terence Young
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films explore displacement, economic precarity, and the lives of marginalized people navigating borders between survival and belonging.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films directly confront migration, borders, and the human cost of crossing between Mexico and the United States through interconnected narratives.