THEME EXPLORATION

freedom struggle

44 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Spartacus
Spartacus
1960 · Stanley Kubrick
Where the River Padma Flows
Where the River Padma Flows
1971 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Inheritors
The Inheritors
1998 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Crime Zone
Crime Zone
1988 · Luis Llosa
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

Throughout his career, Loach has depicted working-class struggles for dignity and freedom, most notably in films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake,' advocating for social liberation.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

As Africa's pioneering filmmaker, Sembène powerfully chronicled post-colonial independence struggles and the fight against oppression in works like 'God's Bits of Wood' and 'Ceddo.'