THEME EXPLORATION

rural community

44 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Kyle Balda
Peddi
Peddi
2026 · Buchi Babu Sana
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
The Wind Will Carry Us
The Wind Will Carry Us
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Rising of the Moon
The Rising of the Moon
1957 · John Ford
Old Well
Old Well
1986 · Zhang Yimou
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
1951 · Phil Karlson
Evil Does Not Exist
Evil Does Not Exist
2023 · Ryusuke Hamaguchi
The Children of Noisy Village
The Children of Noisy Village
1986 · Lasse Hallström
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · Ang Lee
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Platform
Platform
2000 · Jia Zhangke
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie
2026 · Yohei Kameyama
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Tales of Taipei
Tales of Taipei
2026 · Pawo Choyning Dorji
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953 · Luchino Visconti
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films intimately chronicle the struggles and dignity of working-class rural and semi-rural communities with unflinching realism.

 Coen Brothers Belgium

They document the lives of rural and post-industrial communities with compassionate neorealism, focusing on ordinary people facing economic hardship.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films explore family bonds and rural life in Japan with poetic tenderness, revealing the quiet humanity within small communities.