THEME EXPLORATION

generational survival

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Croods
The Croods
2013 · Chris Sanders & Kirk DeMicco
Scream 7
Scream 7
2026 · Kevin Williamson
The Sorrowful Shore
The Sorrowful Shore
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Celebration
Celebration
2024 · Bruno Anković
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Regno di Napoli
Regno di Napoli
1978 · Werner Schroeter
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
1943 · Robert Siodmak
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
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
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
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films intimately chronicle how families across generations navigate poverty, loss, and belonging to survive emotionally and socially.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He documents working-class struggle across generations, examining how systemic inequality forces families to adapt and endure through economic hardship.