THEME EXPLORATION

mountain communities

24 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Ghost of Asia
Ghost of Asia
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014 · Olivier Assayas
Eastward
Eastward
1991 · Christian Petzold
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Five Days One Summer
Five Days One Summer
1982 · Fred Zinnemann
Moonshine
Moonshine
1918 · Buster Keaton
The Challenge
The Challenge
1982 · John Frankenheimer
The Life of the Adivasis
The Life of the Adivasis
1955 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Passage
The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson
Everest
Everest
2015 · Baltasar Kormákur
Aç Kurtlar
Aç Kurtlar
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Barriers of Solitude
Barriers of Solitude
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
The Fracking War
The Fracking War
2013 · Fernando Solanas
The Piper's Tune
The Piper's Tune
1962 · Muriel Box
Belle
Belle
2021 · Mamoru Hosoda
Sirāt
Sirāt
2025 · Oliver Laxe
5 cm
5 cm
2012 · Rizal Mantovani
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
2021 · Haruo Sotozaki
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
1978 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Undead
Undead
2003 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films consistently explore isolated mountain communities and the harsh realities of life in elevated, remote regions, particularly in Mexico.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His contemplative cinema frequently depicts rural mountain villages and the spiritual connection between communities and their landscape.