THEME EXPLORATION

resistance and survival

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Francis Lawrence
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
2009 · McG
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Earth Dies Screaming
1964 · Terence Fisher
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative films explore spiritual and philosophical resistance against totalitarian constraints and the human struggle to survive with dignity.

 Claire Denis France

She examines survival through the lens of colonialism, violence, and human resilience in extreme circumstances with unflinching psychological depth.

 Ritwik Ghatak India

His powerful cinema directly addresses Partition trauma and the struggle of displaced communities to rebuild lives amid loss and displacement.