THEME EXPLORATION

human exploitation

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes
1964 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
French White Cargo
French White Cargo
1937 · Robert Siodmak
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 · Anthony Mann
Banzo
Banzo
2024 · Margarida Cardoso
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole
1951 · Billy Wilder
Genesis
Genesis
1986 · Mrinal Sen
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Amazon Jail
Amazon Jail
1982 · Oswaldo de Oliveira
Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things
2002 · Stephen Frears
Anaconda
Anaconda
2024 · Xiang Hesheng & Xiang Qiuliang
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE
2012 · Lav Diaz
La libertad
La libertad
2001 · Lisandro Alonso
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
Sip
Sip
2023 · Topel Lee
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
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
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
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
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently expose economic exploitation and social inequality through intimate portraits of working-class struggles.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work examines systemic exploitation and survival in modern capitalism, particularly affecting vulnerable populations.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative cinema unflinchingly confronts sexual exploitation, labor abuse, and the dehumanizing effects of capitalist systems.