THEME EXPLORATION

human trafficking debt

41 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pusher
Pusher
1996 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Female Yakuza Tale
Female Yakuza Tale
1973 · Teruo Ishii
Taken Heart
Taken Heart
2017 · Steven R. Monroe
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
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
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
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
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
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
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
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
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
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
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
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
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
Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His film 'Babel' and broader body of work confront systemic exploitation, migration trauma, and the invisible chains of economic desperation across borders.

 Mira Nair India/USA

Films like 'Salaam Bombay!' and 'Mississippi Masala' persistently explore debt, displacement, and the vulnerability of those trapped in cycles of servitude and survival.