THEME EXPLORATION

forced labor

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose systemic exploitation and economic coercion in modern labor systems.

 Lars von Trier Denmark

Films like 'Dancer in the Dark' and 'Breaking the Waves' depict protagonists trapped in cycles of exploitation and forced sacrifice within oppressive systems.

 Béla Tarr Hungary

His bleak, lengthy works such as 'Sátántangó' and 'Werkmeister Harmonies' explore human degradation, servitude, and the psychological weight of inescapable circumstances.