THEME EXPLORATION

immigrant persecution

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Logan
Logan
2017 · James Mangold
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
1971 · Roberto Rossellini
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · Ken Loach
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Diamonds of the Night
Diamonds of the Night
1964 · Jan Němec
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
Coming Home
Coming Home
2014 · Zhang Yimou
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Lars von Trier
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison
1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
1970 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
1962 · Nagisa Oshima
The Guerrilla Fighter
The Guerrilla Fighter
1973 · Mrinal Sen
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year
2014 · J.C. Chandor
Freaks
Freaks
2019 · Adam B. Stein & Zach Lipovsky
The 12th Man
The 12th Man
2017 · Harald Zwart
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' expose systemic persecution and marginalization of vulnerable populations including immigrants through neorealist storytelling.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work examines displacement and survival of marginalized communities, with 'Nomadland' exploring economic precarity affecting immigrants and vulnerable workers.