THEME EXPLORATION

cultural survival

44 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Essential Killing
Essential Killing
2010 · Jerzy Skolimowski
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
1963 · Nicholas Ray
Hostel
Hostel
2006 · Eli Roth
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1971 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Cold Hell
Cold Hell
2017 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Magellan
Magellan
2025 · Lav Diaz
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Asghar Farhadi Iran

His films explore how communities maintain dignity and cultural identity amid political and social pressures, particularly in 'A Separation' and 'About Elly'.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

He chronicles Taiwan's cultural evolution and historical memory through poetic cinema that preserves local traditions against modernization and external influence.