THEME EXPLORATION

colonial era

31 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
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
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Green Book
Green Book
2018 · Peter Farrelly
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
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
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha
1972 · Martin Scorsese
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
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
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
Hatred
Hatred
1938 · Robert Siodmak
Kenya Boy
Kenya Boy
1984 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
Un Pilota ritorna
Un Pilota ritorna
1942 · Michelangelo Antonioni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who directly confronted colonial history and its aftermath through films like 'Black Girl' and 'Camp de Thiaroye'.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Examined British imperialism and colonialism's human costs in films like 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' and 'Ireland's Own'.