THEME EXPLORATION

economic crisis

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
2018 · Fernando Solanas
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
1979 · Mrinal Sen
Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009 · Michael Moore
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Sale comme un ange
Sale comme un ange
1991 · Catherine Breillat
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Agito: Superpower War
Agito: Superpower War
2026 · Ryuta Tasaki
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
The Drama
The Drama
2026 · Kristoffer Borgli
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' directly chronicle the struggles of working-class people crushed by austerity and economic systems.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

Works such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' explore the psychological and moral toll of living under economic scarcity and systemic corruption.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'The Third Person' examine poverty, economic desperation, and the bonds formed between those surviving on society's margins.