THEME EXPLORATION

poverty and economic desperation

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Flunky, Work Hard
Flunky, Work Hard
1931 · Mikio Naruse
Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now?
1934 · Frank Borzage
One Wonderful Sunday
One Wonderful Sunday
1947 · Akira Kurosawa
Raining Stones
Raining Stones
1993 · Ken Loach
The Pitfall
The Pitfall
1962 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
Calcutta 71
Calcutta 71
1972 · Mrinal Sen
Dignity of the Nobodies
Dignity of the Nobodies
2005 · Fernando Solanas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' unflinchingly portray the grinding poverty and systemic failures that trap individuals in economic desperation.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine poverty with compassion and nuance, exploring how economically desperate families navigate survival and moral compromise.