THEME EXPLORATION

human cooperation

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Way Back
The Way Back
2010 · Peter Weir
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 · Anthony Mann
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Wandering Earth
The Wandering Earth
2019 · Frant Gwo
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Occupation
Occupation
2018 · Luke Sparke
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
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
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
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
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
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 · —
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict working-class communities and collective struggle, exploring how ordinary people cooperate and support each other through systemic challenges.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His works intimately examine family bonds and makeshift communities, celebrating how individuals cooperate across blood relations to create meaning and care.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films explore human connection through simple encounters and dialogue, revealing how cooperation and understanding emerge between strangers navigating shared circumstances.