THEME EXPLORATION

human perseverance

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
The Terminal
The Terminal
2004 · Steven Spielberg
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
2012 · Jesse Vile
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
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
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
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 · —
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Espen Sandberg Norway

Epic storytelling that transforms historical narratives into visceral, character-driven adventures.

 Haruo Sotozaki Japan

Transforms manga source material into viscerally animated spectacles with meticulous visual detail.

 Frank Capra United States

His films celebrate ordinary people overcoming adversity through determination and moral conviction, epitomizing the triumph of human perseverance against systemic obstacles.