THEME EXPLORATION

hunger strike

9 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
2001 · Bertrand Tavernier
In Search of Famine
In Search of Famine
1981 · Mrinal Sen
Wages for Wives
Wages for Wives
1925 · Frank Borzage
Kino-Pravda No. 16: Spring Pravda. A Lyrical View Newsreel
Kino-Pravda No. 16: Spring Pravda. A Lyrical View Newsreel
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Scent-imental Romeo
Scent-imental Romeo
1951 · Chuck Jones
Hunger
Hunger
2008 · Steve McQueen
Chicken for Linda!
Chicken for Linda!
2023 · Sébastien Laudenbach
The Hunger
The Hunger
1983 · Tony Scott
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films explore poverty, social injustice, and political resistance, directly addressing hunger and deprivation in works like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake'.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His character-driven films intensely explore working-class struggle, desperation, and the psychological impact of poverty and social alienation on ordinary people.