THEME EXPLORATION

british colonial

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
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
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
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
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films critically examine British working-class experiences and systemic injustice, often reflecting on Britain's colonial legacy and its domestic impacts.

 Danny Boyle United Kingdom

His work, particularly 'Slumdog Millionaire,' engages with post-colonial narratives and the complex legacy of British rule in South Asia.