THEME EXPLORATION

desperation and survival

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre *
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre *
1948 · John Huston
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Pusher
Pusher
1996 · Nicolas Winding Refn
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
2019 · Pål Øie
Tintarella di Luna
Tintarella di Luna
1985 · Gaspar Noé
Virus
Virus
1980 · Kinji Fukasaku
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
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
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

His films like 'Perfect Blue' and 'Paprika' explore psychological desperation and the fragile survival of identity in reality-distorting circumstances.

 Gaspar Noé France

Works such as 'Irréversible' and 'Climax' viscerally depict human desperation and the brutal struggle for survival in chaotic, morally ambiguous worlds.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' tenderly examine how marginalized individuals desperately devise survival strategies while maintaining human dignity and connection.