Tracing the thread…
His neorealist masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' explores desperation and theft born from poverty, with food security as an underlying concern of survival.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' directly confront food insecurity and the moral complexities of theft driven by systemic deprivation.
Hirokazu Kore-eda JapanHis film 'Shoplifters' centers on a family surviving through theft including food, examining class struggle and the ethics of survival with profound humanity.