THEME EXPLORATION

labor and economic survival

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Land in Revolt: Black Gold
Land in Revolt: Black Gold
2011 · Fernando Solanas
Rebellion of the Hanged
Rebellion of the Hanged
1954 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
La libertad
La libertad
2001 · Lisandro Alonso
That Old Dream That Moves
That Old Dream That Moves
2001 · Alain Guiraudie
The Big One
The Big One
1997 · Michael Moore
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly portray working-class struggle and the brutality of economic systems on ordinary people.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider' document the lives of economically displaced Americans navigating precarious work and survival.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His work, particularly 'Ali: Fear Eats the Soul' and 'Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven,' examines class conflict, exploitation, and economic desperation with raw intensity.