THEME EXPLORATION

devotion and sacrifice

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
A Woman of Osaka
A Woman of Osaka
1940 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Nun’s Story
The Nun’s Story
1959 · Fred Zinnemann
Humoresque
Humoresque
1920 · Frank Borzage
Her Sacrifice
Her Sacrifice
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Out of Love
Out of Love
2025 · Nathan Ambrosioni
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
Beast
Beast
2026 · Tyler Atkins
Blast
Blast
2026 · Subash K Raj
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Mata
Mata
2026 · Rachel Lang
Mr. Monster
Mr. Monster
2026 · Simon Hung
The Girl Who Stole Time
The Girl Who Stole Time
2026 · Yu Ao
The Boy Who Gave
The Boy Who Gave
2026 · Allison Precious Emmanuel
Train to Busan
Train to Busan
2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative, spiritually profound films like Stalker and Solaris explore human devotion to meaning and the sacrifices required for transcendence through metaphysical inquiry.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces Passion of Joan of Arc and Vampyr examine unwavering devotion and spiritual sacrifice with austere visual beauty and emotional intensity.

 Terrence Malick United States

His films like The Thin Red Line and A Hidden Life portray sacrifice and devotion to faith, nature, and moral principles through poetic, contemplative cinema.