THEME EXPLORATION

economic inequality

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
1979 · Mrinal Sen
Tokyo Chorus
Tokyo Chorus
1931 · Yasujiro Ozu
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Elysium
Elysium
2013 · Neill Blomkamp
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Maranhão ’66
Maranhão ’66
1966 · Glauber Rocha
Tickets
Tickets
2005 · Ken Loach
12:08 East of Bucharest
12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · Corneliu Porumboiu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Taylor Sheridan USA

Explores power and duty through multi-generational sagas rooted in American landscape and history.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently document the struggles of working-class people facing poverty, unemployment, and systemic injustice.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores economic disparity and survival through intimate family narratives, examining how inequality shapes daily life and relationships.