THEME EXPLORATION

rural exodus

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
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
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
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
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
A Change of Heart
A Change of Heart
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Caccia tragica
Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Children Galore
Children Galore
1955 · Terence Fisher
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Farewell
Farewell
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jia Zhangke China · Fenyang

Time and landscape merge to chronicle China's forgotten margins with patient, eloquent stillness.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' poignantly document the displacement and struggles of working-class communities affected by economic upheaval and rural decline.

 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

His meditative films such as 'Winter Sleep' and 'Once Upon a Time in Anatolia' explore the psychological and social impact of rural abandonment and migration to cities.