THEME EXPLORATION

poverty and social inequality

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dignity of the Nobodies
Dignity of the Nobodies
2005 · Fernando Solanas
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
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
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' depict working-class struggles and systemic inequality with unflinching realism and compassion.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore poverty, family bonds, and society's treatment of marginalized individuals with nuance and humanity.

 Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil

His works like 'Neighbouring Sounds' and 'Aquarius' examine class divisions, urban inequality, and social tensions in contemporary Brazilian society.