THEME EXPLORATION

return to hometown

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Superman Returns
Superman Returns
2006 · Bryan Singer
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Sinners
Sinners
2025 · Ryan Coogler
The Shadow's Edge
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Confession
Confession
1968 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Die Ruckkehr
Die Ruckkehr
1990 · Margarethe von Trotta
Le Chanteur inconnu
Le Chanteur inconnu
1931 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Trois places pour le 26
Trois places pour le 26
1988 · Jacques Demy
Va savoir
Va savoir
2001 · Jacques Rivette
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films like 'A City of Sadness' and 'The Assassin' explore the weight of personal and collective memory tied to returning to one's homeland.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Works such as 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' examine the complexities of belonging and displacement within one's own country and community.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' deeply explore themes of family, belonging, and the search for home within Japanese society.