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THEME EXPLORATION

debt and obligation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Skin of Roses
Skin of Roses
1978 · Katsuhiko Fujii
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
365 Nights
365 Nights
1948 · Kon Ichikawa
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance
1973 · Tony Richardson
An Arcadian Maid
An Arcadian Maid
1910 · D.W. Griffith
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Blazing Days
Blazing Days
1927 · William Wyler
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

His films explore familial and moral obligations through intimate narratives about duty, sacrifice, and the debts we owe to loved ones across generations.

Nuri Bilge Ceylan → Turkey

His slow-cinema works dissect the weight of social and personal obligations, examining how debt and duty shape human relationships and individual identity.

Chloé Zhao → China/USA

Her films interrogate economic debt and societal obligation, depicting characters caught between survival and moral responsibility in systems that exploit human vulnerability.

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