THEME EXPLORATION

economic migration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Nacional III
Nacional III
1982 · Luis García Berlanga
The Approach of Autumn
The Approach of Autumn
1960 · Mikio Naruse
The Citizen
The Citizen
1977 · Ritwik Ghatak
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
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
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' chronicle the struggles of economically displaced workers navigating survival in harsh capitalist systems.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His works examine the human cost of economic disparity and migration within Eastern Europe, particularly in 'Graduation' and his documentary explorations of Romanian emigration.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'The Third Murder' explore economic precarity, informal labor, and the survival strategies of marginalized migrant communities in urban Japan.