THEME EXPLORATION

displacement and reunion

44 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
Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light
2019 · Marko Škop
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1958 · Ralph Thomas
The Song of the Auricanturi
The Song of the Auricanturi
2023 · Camila Rodríguez Triana
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
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Finding Dory
Finding Dory
2016 · Andrew Stanton
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Edward Yang
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 · Travis Knight
Maa Behen
Maa Behen
2026 · Suresh Triveni
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'Shoplifters' explore separation, loss, and the reconstruction of family bonds across time and distance.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Works such as 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' meditate on spiritual displacement, memory, and the search for reunion with oneself and lost worlds.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films like 'The Farewell' and 'Nomadland' chronicle displacement through migration and economic upheaval while exploring emotional reconnection.