THEME EXPLORATION

immigration to America

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Elysium
Elysium
2013 · Neill Blomkamp
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Farewell China
Farewell China
1990 · Clara Law
I magliari
I magliari
1959 · Francesco Rosi
Sydney: A Story of a City
Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Bruce Beresford
The Neon Bible
The Neon Bible
1995 · Terence Davies
The Possibility of Hope
The Possibility of Hope
2007 · Alfonso Cuarón
Via Carpatia
Via Carpatia
2018 · Kasper Bajon & Klara Kochańska
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
1980 · Isao Takahata
Baba
Baba
1971 · Yílmaz Güney
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
I due parà
I due parà
1965 · Lucio Fulci
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
Perón: The Justicialist Revolution
1971 · Fernando Solanas
The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross
1992 · Patricio Guzmán
The Hundred-Foot Journey
The Hundred-Foot Journey
2014 · Lasse Hallström
Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre
2009 · Cary Joji Fukunaga
A Man Called Hero
A Man Called Hero
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy deeply explores Italian-American immigration, assimilation, and the immigrant experience in building power within American society.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

Films like Babel and Biutiful examine the complexities of immigration, border crossings, and the human cost of movement between nations.

 Martin Scorsese USA

His films such as Gangs of New York and The Irishman chronicle Italian and Irish immigrant communities and their struggle for survival and identity in America.