THEME EXPLORATION

cultural displacement and adaptation

44 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Autumn Moon
Autumn Moon
1992 · Clara Law
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
1969 · J. Lee Thompson
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · John Ford
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
Fremont
Fremont
2023 · Babak Jalali
Monsoon
Monsoon
2019 · Hong Khaou
Via Carpatia
Via Carpatia
2018 · Kasper Bajon & Klara Kochańska
Tinnitus
Tinnitus
2022 · Tsering Yangkyi
And His Ghost May Be Heard
And His Ghost May Be Heard
1973 · Richard Franklin
Shanghai Dreams
Shanghai Dreams
2005 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Downpour
Downpour
1972 · Bahram Beyzai
Sugar
Sugar
2008 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Atom Egoyan Canada

His films consistently explore identity fragmentation and cultural dislocation through non-linear narratives that mirror the disorientation of displacement.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His work captures the melancholic beauty of cultural transition and nostalgic adaptation through visually poetic explorations of characters caught between worlds.