THEME EXPLORATION

famine and hunger

8 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
2001 · Bertrand Tavernier
In Search of Famine
In Search of Famine
1981 · Mrinal Sen
Kah-chan
Kah-chan
2001 · Kon Ichikawa
Kino-Pravda No. 1
Kino-Pravda No. 1
1922 · Dziga Vertov
Scent-imental Romeo
Scent-imental Romeo
1951 · Chuck Jones
Hunger
Hunger
2008 · Steve McQueen
The Hunger
The Hunger
1983 · Tony Scott
The Kid With the Golden Arm
The Kid With the Golden Arm
1979 · Chang Cheh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ray Mendoza India

His film 'Pather Panchali' and 'Distant Thunder' poignantly depict the struggles of impoverished families facing hunger and economic hardship in rural India.

 Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist masterpiece 'Los Olvidados' and 'The Exterminating Angel' explore themes of deprivation, class struggle, and the desperation of hunger in society.

 Elem Klimov Soviet Union

His devastating film 'Come and See' viscerally captures the horrors of war, starvation, and human suffering during World War II with unflinching brutality.