THEME EXPLORATION

colonial oppression

40 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
2016 · Lee Joon-ik
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
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
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
Phool Pishi O Edward
Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
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
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
North West Frontier
North West Frontier
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
1989 · Clara Law
Children of Men
Children of Men
2006 · Alfonso Cuarón
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who directly confronted French colonial violence and its psychological aftermath in films like 'Black Girl' and 'Camp de Thiaroye'.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Examined British colonial oppression in Ireland through works like 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley', exploring resistance and human cost of occupation.