THEME EXPLORATION

indentured servitude

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
The Help
The Help
2011 · Tate Taylor
An Eater
An Eater
1963 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Both You and I
Both You and I
1946 · Mikio Naruse
The Servant
The Servant
1963 · Joseph Losey
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
The Last Days of Emma Blank
The Last Days of Emma Blank
2009 · Alex van Warmerdam
Vidheyan
Vidheyan
1994 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan
The Serpent's Way
The Serpent's Way
1986 · Bo Widerberg
Where Is My Treasure?
Where Is My Treasure?
1916 · Ernst Lubitsch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His films like '12 Years a Slave' and 'Hunger' intensely explore systems of captivity, labor, and bodily oppression through visceral cinematography.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' expose modern systems of economic coercion and labor exploitation in contemporary society.