THEME EXPLORATION

refuge seeking

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Fever Room
Fever Room
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
A Child of the Ghetto
A Child of the Ghetto
1910 · D.W. Griffith
A Walk with Love and Death
A Walk with Love and Death
1969 · John Huston
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir
Le Refuge (Hideaway
Le Refuge (Hideaway
2009 · François Ozon
The Young One
The Young One
1960 · Luis Buñuel
Duelo en las montañas
Duelo en las montañas
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
1984 · Kar-leung Lau
The Piper's Tune
The Piper's Tune
1962 · Muriel Box
Bashu, the Little Stranger
Bashu, the Little Stranger
1989 · Bahram Beyzai
Black Moon
Black Moon
1975 · Louis Malle
Closed Curtain
Closed Curtain
2013 · Jafar Panahi
Fantasma
Fantasma
2007 · Lisandro Alonso
The Winsome Widow
The Winsome Widow
1973 · Mariano Laurenti
Venus
Venus
2022 · Jaume Balagueró
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films explore how marginalized characters find sanctuary and belonging within makeshift families and communities.

 Agnès Varda France

She documents the lives of displaced and homeless individuals seeking refuge and dignity in urban spaces.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema centers on working-class people struggling to find shelter and refuge from systemic poverty.