THEME EXPLORATION

poverty and economic struggle

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Flunky, Work Hard
Flunky, Work Hard
1931 · Mikio Naruse
Les Bas-fonds
Les Bas-fonds
1936 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now?
1934 · Frank Borzage
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen
2002 · Ken Loach
The Wagoner
The Wagoner
1963 · Ousmane Sembène
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
At Full Throttle
At Full Throttle
2021 · Miro Remo
Dancer in the Dark
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · Lars von Trier
Conjugal Warfare
Conjugal Warfare
1975 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Chengshi zhi ye
Chengshi zhi ye
1933 · Fei Mu
Dignity of the Nobodies
Dignity of the Nobodies
2005 · Fernando Solanas
My Piece of the Pie
My Piece of the Pie
2011 · Cédric Klapisch
Pyaasa
Pyaasa
1957 · Guru Dutt
Sürü
Sürü
1978 · Yílmaz Güney
Evolution of a Filipino Family
Evolution of a Filipino Family
2004 · Lav Diaz
Raven's End
Raven's End
1963 · Bo Widerberg
Sink & Rise
Sink & Rise
2004 · Bong Joon-ho
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently document the struggles of working-class people facing systemic poverty and economic hardship with unflinching social realism.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores the humanity and resilience of economically disadvantaged families living on society's margins with compassion and nuanced storytelling.

 Fernando Meirelles Brazil

His films vividly portray urban poverty, inequality, and the intersection of economic struggle with crime and social injustice in contemporary cities.