THEME EXPLORATION

humanitarian idealism

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day
1993 · Harold Ramis
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Ella McCay
Ella McCay
2026 · James L. Brooks
A Beast At Bay
A Beast At Bay
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Anzukko
Anzukko
1958 · Mikio Naruse
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
1961 · Ritwik Ghatak
Castaway
Castaway
1986 · Nicolas Roeg
Delius: Song of Summer
Delius: Song of Summer
1968 · Ken Russell
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
Any de Gràcia
Any de Gràcia
2012 · Ventura Pons
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Kino-Pravda No. 1
Kino-Pravda No. 1
1922 · Dziga Vertov
The Terrorist
The Terrorist
1975 · Yannis Dalianidis
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 · Neil Jordan
One Life
One Life
2023 · James Hawes
Ayla: The Daughter of War
Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017 · Can Ulkay
Shooting Dogs
Shooting Dogs
2006 · Michael Caton-Jones
The Lion Standing in the Wind
The Lion Standing in the Wind
2015 · Takashi Miike
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films champion the dignity of working-class people and expose systemic injustice through deeply humanistic storytelling.

 Asghar Farhadi Iran

He explores moral complexity and human compassion within constrained social systems, affirming fundamental human connection despite hardship.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films celebrate human bonds and inherent goodness, showing how ordinary people practice quiet acts of love and sacrifice.