THEME EXPLORATION

colonial injustice

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Phool Pishi O Edward
Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
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
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

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

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Critiques British colonialism and imperialism in works like 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley', exploring resistance and its human cost.