THEME EXPLORATION

homeless struggle

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
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
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
1997 · Gus Van Sant
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
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
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964 · Hideo Gosha
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
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Bright Star
Bright Star
2009 · Jane Campion
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Det regnar på vår kärlek
Det regnar på vår kärlek
1946 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' powerfully depict the struggles of marginalized people facing systemic poverty and homelessness.

 Sean Baker United States

His film 'The Florida Project' intimately portrays the lives of homeless families living in cheap motels with raw authenticity and compassion.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His film 'Tokyo Story' and particularly 'Shoplifters' explore homelessness and poverty through deeply humanistic narratives that reveal dignity in struggling communities.