THEME EXPLORATION

migration and labor

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Second Love in Hong Kong
Second Love in Hong Kong
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006 · Carlos Saldanha
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
El mégano
El mégano
1955 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Evening Stream
Evening Stream
1960 · Mikio Naruse
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Fruit Punch
Fruit Punch
1991 · Clara Law
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun
1963 · J. Lee Thompson
Nacional III
Nacional III
1982 · Luis García Berlanga
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
Sydney: A Story of a City
Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Bruce Beresford
There Will Be No Leave Today
There Will Be No Leave Today
1959 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light
2019 · Marko Škop
Barren Lives
Barren Lives
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' powerfully examine labor exploitation, economic inequality, and the struggles of working-class migrants navigating precarious employment systems.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider' intimately portray modern-day migrants and itinerant workers in America, exploring themes of displacement, labor, and human resilience.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine the lives of marginalized workers and migrants in Japan, depicting how economic hardship and labor precarity force people into difficult moral positions.