THEME EXPLORATION

expatriate experience

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The State of the World
The State of the World
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Jerichow
Jerichow
2009 · Christian Petzold
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Ae Fond Kiss
Ae Fond Kiss
2004 · Ken Loach
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1951 · Vincente Minnelli
A Ticket for Thaddeus
A Ticket for Thaddeus
1956 · Frank Borzage
Sånt händer inte här
Sånt händer inte här
1950 · Ingmar Bergman
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Teresa
Teresa
1951 · Fred Zinnemann
King Kong 360 3-D
King Kong 360 3-D
2010 · Peter Jackson
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
1970 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year
2014 · J.C. Chandor
It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident
2025 · Jafar Panahi
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Queer
Queer
2024 · Luca Guadagnino
Image
Image
2014 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Love and Bruises
Love and Bruises
2011 · Lou Ye
The Namesake
The Namesake
2006 · Mira Nair
They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird Mob
1966 · Michael Powell
Tommaso
Tommaso
2020 · Abel Ferrara
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' explore displacement, nostalgia, and the emotional isolation of urban expatriates navigating between cultures.

 Atom Egoyan Canada

His work consistently examines alienation, fragmented identity, and the psychological complexities of people uprooted from their origins, particularly in films like 'The Sweet Hereafter'.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His darkly surreal films like 'Poor Things' and 'Dogtooth' depict characters existing in strange liminal spaces, exploring themes of displacement and the absurdity of adapting to unfamiliar worlds.