THEME EXPLORATION

national survival

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu
The Deep
The Deep
2012 · Baltasar Kormákur
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Marshal Tito's Spirit
Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique in films like Battleship Potemkin and October chronicles collective struggle and national identity during transformative historical moments.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

His groundbreaking African cinema directly confronts colonialism, cultural preservation, and postcolonial national identity in works like Black Girl and Ceddo.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

His films including Ashes and Diamonds and Kanal intimately explore Poland's struggle for independence and survival through occupation and conflict.