THEME EXPLORATION

gender and survival

34 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Castaway
Castaway
1986 · Nicolas Roeg
Meek’s Cutoff (, 104 min.
Meek’s Cutoff (, 104 min.
2011 · Kelly Reichardt
The Daughter of Deceit
The Daughter of Deceit
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016 · Malcolm D. Lee
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Cinema Jazireh
Cinema Jazireh
2025 · Gözde Kural
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis France

She examines how gender, particularly female identity, intersects with violence, colonialism, and physical survival in brutal and sensory cinematic experiences.