THEME EXPLORATION

maritime labor

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
1937 · Victor Fleming
Abidjan, port de pêche
Abidjan, port de pêche
1962 · Jean Rouch
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
If All the Guys in the World
If All the Guys in the World
1956 · Christian-Jaque
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently examine working-class struggles and labor exploitation, including maritime workers' difficult conditions and union battles.

 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

Though more oblique, his work deeply engages with labor, migration, and the invisible workers of global supply chains, often featuring maritime themes.