THEME EXPLORATION

poverty and financial hardship

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Flunky, Work Hard
Flunky, Work Hard
1931 · Mikio Naruse
Kah-chan
Kah-chan
2001 · Kon Ichikawa
Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now?
1934 · Frank Borzage
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen
2002 · Ken Loach
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly
1970 · Tony Richardson
Détresse et charité
Détresse et charité
1904 · Georges Méliès
Five Times Favela
Five Times Favela
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
2016 · Stephen Herek
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Det regnar på vår kärlek
Det regnar på vår kärlek
1946 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His gritty social realist films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' unflinchingly document the struggles of working-class individuals navigating poverty and systemic inequality.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore poverty with compassion and nuance, revealing the humanity and resilience of families living on society's margins.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His minimalist approach in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' captures the moral and financial desperation of individuals trapped by limited opportunities.