THEME EXPLORATION

labor and economic survival

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Whole Family Works
The Whole Family Works
1939 · Mikio Naruse
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
Wendy and Lucy (, 80 min.
Wendy and Lucy (, 80 min.
2008 · Kelly Reichardt
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
1979 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' unflinchingly depict working-class struggles, welfare systems, and economic desperation.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider' explore economic precarity, gig work, and survival in contemporary America with poetic realism.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His work examines class exploitation, labor alienation, and economic power structures through emotional intensity and formal innovation.