THEME EXPLORATION
poverty and class struggle
Tracing the thread…
Ken Loach · United Kingdom
His realist films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' unflinchingly document working-class hardship and systemic inequality.
Hirokazu Koreeda · Japan
Films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore poverty, marginalization, and makeshift family structures with profound humanity.
Cristian Mungiu · Romania
His works like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' examine social desperation and class barriers in post-communist Eastern Europe.