THEME EXPLORATION

displacement and relocation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
The Redman’s View
The Redman’s View
1909 · D.W. Griffith
The Edge of the World
The Edge of the World
1937 · Michael Powell
Xoftex
Xoftex
2024 · Noaz Deshe
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
1943 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Atom Egoyan Canada

His films consistently explore psychological displacement, fragmented identity, and the emotional aftermath of relocation through non-linear narratives.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He captures the melancholy of displacement and urban alienation through visually poetic explorations of characters caught between cultures and homes.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema directly addresses forced displacement, homelessness, and the human cost of relocation and systemic inequality.