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His documentaries and films obsessively explore humanity's destructive relationship with nature, from industrial ambitions in the Amazon to volcanic landscapes.
Terrence Malick United StatesHis philosophical films juxtapose industrial civilization against the sublime beauty of natural world, questioning technological progress and human dominion.
Jia Zhangke ChinaHis films document the brutal environmental and social costs of rapid industrialization in modern China, showing nature's erasure by urban development.