THEME EXPLORATION

human colonialism

35 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Heart of Darkness (, TV
Heart of Darkness (, TV
1994 · Nicolas Roeg
The Roots of Heaven
The Roots of Heaven
1958 · John Huston
Banzo
Banzo
2024 · Margarida Cardoso
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
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
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
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
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
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

Pioneer of African cinema who directly confronted French colonialism and its psychological legacies through films like 'Black Girl' and 'Camp de Thiaroye'.

 Ritwik Ghatak India

Explored the wounds of British colonialism and Partition through visceral narratives that expose how colonial systems fractured society and human relationships.