THEME EXPLORATION

journey and survival

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli
2010 · Albert Hughes & Allen Hughes
Meek’s Cutoff (, 104 min.
Meek’s Cutoff (, 104 min.
2011 · Kelly Reichardt
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016 · Mike Thurmeier
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
1961 · Tomu Uchida
Swiss Army Man
Swiss Army Man
2016 · Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Bear
The Bear
1988 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Greenland 2: Migration
Greenland 2: Migration
2026 · Ric Roman Waugh
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
2006 · Lav Diaz
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Spellbound
Spellbound
2024 · Vicky Jenson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document human struggle against nature and impossible odds, from 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' to 'Fitzcarraldo,' making survival a metaphysical quest.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative, philosophical works like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' explore spiritual and existential journeys where survival becomes a question of meaning and faith.