THEME EXPLORATION

land dispute

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Two Brothers
Two Brothers
1967 · Mrinal Sen
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
White Material
White Material
2009 · Claire Denis
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
A Timely Interception
A Timely Interception
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Critical Care
Critical Care
1997 · Sidney Lumet
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Home to Danger
Home to Danger
1951 · Terence Fisher
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
1961 · Mauro Bolognini
Lazy Lightning
Lazy Lightning
1926 · William Wyler
Murder of the Inugami Clan
Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006 · Kon Ichikawa
Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds
1958 · Mikio Naruse
Land in Revolt: Impure Gold
Land in Revolt: Impure Gold
2009 · Fernando Solanas
Marijuana Stop!
Marijuana Stop!
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
Pueblerina
Pueblerina
1949 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Elia Kazan
To Dorothy, a Son
To Dorothy, a Son
1954 · Muriel Box
Promised Land
Promised Land
2012 · Gus Van Sant
Black Snow
Black Snow
2017 · Martín Hodara
Bloodline
Bloodline
1979 · Terence Young
Sye
Sye
2004 · S. S. Rajamouli
The City of Violence
The City of Violence
2006 · Ryoo Seung-wan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films like 'The Assassin' and 'A City of Sadness' explore contested territories and displacement through Taiwan's complex colonial and political history.

 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

His work consistently depicts urban demolition and land reclamation in Taipei, questioning belonging and the erasure of communities through development.

 Bahram Beyzai Iran

His films like 'Bashu, the Little Stranger' and 'Maybe Some Other Time' directly address territorial conflicts, borders, and displacement in the Middle East.