THEME EXPLORATION

slave trade

14 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
A Fair Exchange
A Fair Exchange
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Black Jack
Black Jack
1950 · Julien Duvivier
Ceddo
Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
Hatred
Hatred
1938 · Robert Siodmak
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Days of ’36
Days of ’36
1972 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Spartacus
Spartacus
1960 · Stanley Kubrick
Something Hot
Something Hot
1964 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Slave
The Slave
1962 · Sergio Corbucci
Pompeii
Pompeii
2014 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Gangstas
Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Last Days
Last Days
2014 · Kathryn Bigelow
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His film '12 Years a Slave' is a devastating and intimate portrayal of American slavery through the true story of Solomon Northup.

 Youssef Chahine Egypt

His film 'Alexandria... Why?' explores colonial exploitation and the legacy of the slave trade in North Africa and the Mediterranean.