THEME EXPLORATION

migrant labor

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
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
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Herbert J. Biberman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' chronicle the struggles of working-class people and migrant workers navigating exploitative systems.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Works such as 'Shoplifters' and 'The Third Person' explore the lives of marginalized migrant workers and their found families in contemporary Japan.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

Films like 'Babel' and 'Birdman' examine cross-border migration, cultural displacement, and the human cost of labor in a globalized world.