THEME EXPLORATION

poverty and urban struggle

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
The Wagoner
The Wagoner
1963 · Ousmane Sembène
Passing Fancy
Passing Fancy
1933 · Yasujiro Ozu
The Driller Killer
The Driller Killer
1979 · Abel Ferrara
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
8 Mile
8 Mile
2002 · Curtis Hanson
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
2002 · Jia Zhangke
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
Carrie
Carrie
1952 · William Wyler
Brothers
Brothers
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen
2002 · Ken Loach
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
And His Ghost May Be Heard
And His Ghost May Be Heard
1973 · Richard Franklin
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · Elia Kazan
Sürü
Sürü
1978 · Yílmaz Güney
The Sinners
The Sinners
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
A Home with a View
A Home with a View
2019 · Herman Yau
Evolution of a Filipino Family
Evolution of a Filipino Family
2004 · Lav Diaz
Gangnam Blues
Gangnam Blues
2015 · Yoo Ha
My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985 · Stephen Frears
Raven's End
Raven's End
1963 · Bo Widerberg
Sink & Rise
Sink & Rise
2004 · Bong Joon-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' unflinchingly depict working-class struggle and systemic poverty in modern Britain.

 Vittorio De Sica Italy

A pioneer of neorealism whose masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' captures the desperation of post-war urban poverty with devastating humanity.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His character-driven films like 'Naked' and 'Another Year' explore urban alienation and economic hardship with sharp social observation.