THEME EXPLORATION

immigrant protagonist

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Paul Greengrass
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Jerichow
Jerichow
2009 · Christian Petzold
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · Ken Loach
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Blind Fury
Blind Fury
1989 · Phillip Noyce
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Lars von Trier
Come... Kiss... Finished!
Come... Kiss... Finished!
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Hellboy
Hellboy
2019 · Neil Marshall
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
1970 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Spiritual Fists
Spiritual Fists
1975 · Chang Cheh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' deeply explore the struggles of marginalized people navigating hostile systems, with immigrant experiences central to his social realist vision.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' compassionately examine outsiders and undocumented immigrants navigating Japanese society with dignity and humanity.

 Sean Baker United States

His films 'Tangerine' and 'Red Rocket' center on marginalized protagonists and undocumented immigrants struggling for survival and belonging in contemporary America.