THEME EXPLORATION

drought and environmental hardship

32 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Water Diary
The Water Diary
2006 · Jane Campion
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Dean DeBlois
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
For Monkeys Only
For Monkeys Only
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
In the Dirt
In the Dirt
1972 · David Cronenberg
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Kes
Kes
1970 · Ken Loach
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
2013 · Bong Joon-ho
Valérian and Laureline
Valérian and Laureline
2017 · —
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Yellow Letters
Yellow Letters
2026 · İlker Çatak
Amazonas, Amazonas
Amazonas, Amazonas
1966 · Glauber Rocha
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
Nacional III
Nacional III
1982 · Luis García Berlanga
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jafar Panahi Iran

His films set in Iran's arid regions, such as 'Crimson Gold' and 'This Is Not a Film,' intimately examine the psychological and social toll of environmental scarcity and drought.