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THEME EXPLORATION

colonial possession

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
1955 · Jean Rouch
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
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
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
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

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

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