THEME EXPLORATION

poverty and perseverance

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Not One Less
Not One Less
1999 · Zhang Yimou
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977 · Jim Henson
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 Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
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
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Gabriele Muccino
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Delius: Song of Summer
Delius: Song of Summer
1968 · Ken Russell
Det regnar på vår kärlek
Det regnar på vår kärlek
1946 · Ingmar Bergman
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
1992 · Abbas Kiarostami
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' unflinchingly portray working-class struggles and the resilience required to survive systemic poverty.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

A neorealist pioneer whose masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' captures the dignity and determination of the poor navigating post-war economic hardship.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore poverty with profound compassion, revealing human bonds and quiet perseverance amid economic desperation.