THEME EXPLORATION
persecution and injustice
Tracing the thread…
Pier Paolo Pasolini · Italy
His films viscerally expose social marginalization, religious hypocrisy, and the persecution of the poor and sexual outsiders through provocative cinema.
Hou Hsiao-hsien · Taiwan
His historical epics meticulously examine collective trauma, political repression, and the erasure of marginalized voices under authoritarian regimes.