THEME EXPLORATION

economic collapse

39 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Fever Room
Fever Room
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
1974 · Martin Scorsese
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Yellow Letters
Yellow Letters
2026 · İlker Çatak
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · D.W. Griffith
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Five Men in the Circus
Five Men in the Circus
1935 · Mikio Naruse
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
Greenland
Greenland
2020 · Ric Roman Waugh
At Full Throttle
At Full Throttle
2021 · Miro Remo
La Belle Indifference
La Belle Indifference
2019 · Kıvanç Sezer
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
2018 · Fernando Solanas
A Sixth Part of the World
A Sixth Part of the World
1926 · Dziga Vertov
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Lars von Trier
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
My Imaginary Country
My Imaginary Country
2022 · Patricio Guzmán
Mikes Is Getting Married
Mikes Is Getting Married
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films document the human devastation of economic systems through the lives of working-class people facing poverty, unemployment, and institutional failure.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His austere films explore post-communist economic transition and societal breakdown, revealing how systemic collapse fractures human relationships and dignity.