THEME EXPLORATION

slavery and liberation

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Amistad
Amistad
1997 · Steven Spielberg
Manderlay
Manderlay
2005 · Lars von Trier
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
A Dirty Shame
A Dirty Shame
2004 · John Waters
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His films like '12 Years a Slave' and 'Hunger' unflinchingly examine systems of bondage, physical confinement, and the human spirit's resistance to oppression.

 Ousmane Sembène Senegal

The pioneering African filmmaker explored colonial slavery and post-colonial liberation in films like 'Emitaï' and 'Ceddo,' centering African resistance narratives.