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THEME EXPLORATION

debt and economic colonialism

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jaguar
Jaguar
1967 · Jean Rouch
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 · Mikio Naruse
Take Out
Take Out
2008 · Sean Baker
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène → Senegal

His films like 'God's Bits of Wood' and 'Ceddo' directly critique colonial legacies and economic exploitation of African nations by Western powers.

Jia Zhangke → China

His films depict how globalization and debt-driven development create new forms of economic colonialism affecting rural and working-class communities in contemporary China.

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