THEME EXPLORATION

collective survival

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
If All the Guys in the World
If All the Guys in the World
1956 · Christian-Jaque
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The People from the Train
The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' explore how class divisions and resource scarcity force groups to navigate survival together within confined, stratified spaces.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Works like 'Seven Samurai' and 'Ran' examine how individuals must unite and sacrifice personal interests for collective protection and communal survival against overwhelming threats.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' document how ordinary people must collectively resist systemic oppression and economic hardship to survive with dignity.