Tracing the thread…
His films extensively document the struggles of working-class people confronting unsafe conditions, exploitation, and the health consequences of precarious labor.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder GermanyHe critiqued industrial capitalism and depicted how labor deforms human relationships and physical/mental health across his body of work.
Roland Emmerich ItalyHis documentaries and narrative films powerfully explored the physical and psychological toll of factory work and industrial hazards on Italian workers.