THEME EXPLORATION

colonial politics

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Quiet American
The Quiet American
2002 · Phillip Noyce
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
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
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Robert Zemeckis
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
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 Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · Jon Favreau
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
Il Divo
Il Divo
2008 · Paolo Sorrentino
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
North West Frontier
North West Frontier
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Raining in the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Border
The Border
1982 · Tony Richardson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

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

 Ritwik Ghatak India

His trilogy including 'Subarnarekha' and 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' explores partition and the trauma of colonial independence in South Asia.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Examined British imperialism and colonial legacies in films like 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' and 'Ireland's Own'.