THEME EXPLORATION

food scarcity

20 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation
2006 · Richard Linklater
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
The State of Things
The State of Things
1982 · Wim Wenders
The Water Diary
The Water Diary
2006 · Jane Campion
This Happy Life
This Happy Life
1944 · Mikio Naruse
A Feather in His Hare
A Feather in His Hare
1948 · Chuck Jones
Chorus
Chorus
1974 · Mrinal Sen
The Trip to Italy
The Trip to Italy
2014 · Michael Winterbottom
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
2024 · Carles Torrens
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Sam Fell
Deadly Eyes
Deadly Eyes
1982 · Robert Clouse
Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago
Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago
2019 · Christopher Storer
In the Mood for Love 2001
In the Mood for Love 2001
2025 · Wong Kar-Wai
The Dumpling Queen
The Dumpling Queen
2025 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The Untold Story
The Untold Story
1993 · Herman Yau
The Wayward Cloud
The Wayward Cloud
2005 · Tsai Ming-liang
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978 · Ted Kotcheff
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like 'Snowpiercer' and 'Parasite' directly confront class struggle through the lens of food scarcity and resource competition.

 Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist masterpiece 'The Exterminating Angel' and other works use starvation and hunger as metaphors for societal breakdown and human desperation.

 Souleymane Cissé Mali

His film 'La Grande Traversée' and other works powerfully depict the human cost of famine and drought in West Africa with unflinching realism.