THEME EXPLORATION

colonial resistance

41 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
1948 · John Ford
The Mad Masters
The Mad Masters
1955 · Jean Rouch
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Geronimo: An American Legend
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993 · Walter Hill
Statues Also Die
Statues Also Die
1953 · Alain Resnais
The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island
2017 · Ryoo Seung-wan
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
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
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Phool Pishi O Edward
Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
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
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneered African cinema while directly depicting anti-colonial struggles and post-colonial consciousness in films like 'Black Girl' and 'Camp de Thiaroye'.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Examined British colonial legacy and Irish independence struggles in films like 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley', exploring resistance from the colonized perspective.