THEME EXPLORATION

human compassion in conflict

33 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · Adam Wingard
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Parfait amour!
Parfait amour!
1996 · Catherine Breillat
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
An Unfinished Story
An Unfinished Story
1971 · Mrinal Sen
Kaçaklar
Kaçaklar
1971 · Yílmaz Güney
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
The Lost People
The Lost People
1949 · Muriel Box
Bel Canto
Bel Canto
2018 · Paul Weitz
Tu Yaa Main
Tu Yaa Main
2026 · Bejoy Nambiar
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore spiritual compassion and human connection amid existential and political conflict through meditative, deeply humanistic storytelling.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He consistently portrays ordinary people's compassion and dignity in the face of systemic conflict and social injustice with unflinching realism.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His work reveals profound human compassion within family and social conflicts, examining how people forgive and connect across suffering and misunderstanding.