THEME EXPLORATION

immigration and labor

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
It’s a Free World
It’s a Free World
2007 · Ken Loach
A Man Called Hero
A Man Called Hero
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Joe Hill
Joe Hill
1971 · Bo Widerberg
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' chronicle the struggles of working-class immigrants and precarious laborers within exploitative systems.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider' explore the lives of transient workers and immigrant communities navigating economic hardship and displacement in America.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films including 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine the lives of marginalized immigrants and working poor, exploring themes of labor exploitation and human dignity.