THEME EXPLORATION

homecoming journey

35 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
2025 · Igor Voloshin
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Green Fish
Green Fish
1997 · Lee Chang-dong
Heart of Darkness (, TV
Heart of Darkness (, TV
1994 · Nicolas Roeg
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
1975 · François Truffaut
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
The Travellers
The Travellers
2025 · Bruce Beresford
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Tilaï
Tilaï
1990 · Idrissa Ouedraogo
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006 · Larry Charles
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
1968 · František Vláčil
The Song of the Auricanturi
The Song of the Auricanturi
2023 · Camila Rodríguez Triana
Three Days of Fish
Three Days of Fish
2024 · Peter Hoogendoorn
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'After the Storm' intimately explore family reunions and the emotional complexities of returning to one's roots and childhood homes.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' powerfully depict ordinary people's struggles to find stability and return to dignity within their communities.