THEME EXPLORATION

hunger and survival

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Snowbody Loves Me
Snowbody Loves Me
1964 · Chuck Jones
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
2013 · Bong Joon-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His meditative cinema examines survival and subsistence across historical periods, with 'The Assassin' and 'A City of Sadness' depicting characters navigating scarcity and displacement.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider' authentically portray economic precarity and the struggle to survive with dignity in contemporary America.