THEME EXPLORATION

community conflict

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Peddi
Peddi
2026 · Buchi Babu Sana
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Frank Capra
California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
2007 · Cristian Nemescu
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
Local Hero
Local Hero
1983 · Bill Forsyth
Die verkaufte Braut
Die verkaufte Braut
1932 · Max Ophuls
Hana
Hana
2006 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Mr Vampire Saga 4
Mr Vampire Saga 4
1988 · Ricky Lau
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
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
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films deeply examine class conflict and social divisions within working-class communities through intimate, naturalistic storytelling.

 John Lee Hancock United States

He consistently explores racial tensions and community conflicts in urban America with provocative narratives that challenge viewers' perspectives.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His work examines social divisions and community fractures in contemporary Japan, revealing how systemic conflicts affect family and neighborhood relationships.