THEME EXPLORATION

hidden human resistance

39 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Paisà
Paisà
1946 · Roberto Rossellini
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Amistad
Amistad
1997 · Steven Spielberg
Genesis
Genesis
1986 · Mrinal Sen
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Anthem: Conviction
Anthem: Conviction
2019 · Neill Blomkamp
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · Héctor Babenco
EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
2023 · Kazuya Tsurumaki
Occupation
Occupation
2018 · Luke Sparke
The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island
2017 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative films explore spiritual and intellectual resistance against totalitarian systems through introspection and philosophical inquiry.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist works document everyday people's quiet resistance and dignity in the face of institutional oppression and systemic injustice.