THEME EXPLORATION

colonial conquest

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
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
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
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
Phool Pishi O Edward
Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy
7 Women
7 Women
1966 · John Ford
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
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
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
Kenya Boy
Kenya Boy
1984 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
North West Frontier
North West Frontier
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
1980 · Mike Hodges
Passion Island
Passion Island
1942 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Compass Rose
The Compass Rose
1983 · Patricio Guzmán
The Legend of Drunken Master
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994 · Kar-leung Lau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

His films directly confront the legacy of French colonialism in Africa, examining how it shaped postcolonial identity and society.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He critiques British imperialism and its consequences, particularly in Ireland and other colonized territories, through socially conscious storytelling.