THEME EXPLORATION

immigrant struggle

41 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
… And the Pursuit of Happiness
… And the Pursuit of Happiness
1986 · Louis Malle
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
1997 · Gus Van Sant
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory
2019 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964 · Hideo Gosha
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
Amorosa
Amorosa
1986 · Mai Zetterling
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' powerfully depict the struggles of working-class and marginalized communities, including immigrants navigating bureaucratic systems.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His stark, realist cinema in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' examines the desperation that drives emigration and the psychological toll of displacement.