exotic locations

His films obsessively document remote and exotic landscapes—from the Amazon to Antarctica—as characters struggle against inhospitable environments that reveal fundamental human truths.

He systematically uses exotic global locations (Tokyo, Mexico City, Arizona, London) not merely as backdrops but as integral characters that shape human suffering and redemption.

A master of epic cinema who transformed exotic deserts, rivers, and foreign lands into majestic, almost spiritual spaces that dominate and transform his characters' destinies.