THEME EXPLORATION

rural health

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Water from the Land
Water from the Land
1946 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
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
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
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 Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
The Straight Story
The Straight Story
1999 · David Lynch
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Yellow Earth
Yellow Earth
1984 · Zhang Yimou
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
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
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
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
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
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
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
Caccia tragica
Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
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
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ray Mendoza Philippines

His films like 'Kinatay' and 'From What Is Before' explore marginalized communities and their struggles with healthcare access and poverty in rural settings.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious documentaries and dramas consistently examine healthcare inequality and the impact of systemic failures on rural and working-class communities.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'Still Walking' and 'After the Storm' intimately portray aging, illness, and family healthcare dynamics in rural Japanese communities.