THEME EXPLORATION

social adversity

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Hen
Hen
2026 · György Pálfi
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
My Name is Joe
My Name is Joe
1998 · Ken Loach
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
Society for Sale
Society for Sale
1918 · Frank Borzage
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict the struggles of working-class people facing poverty, unemployment, and systemic inequality with unflinching realism.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores social marginalization, poverty, and family breakdown in contemporary society with compassion and nuanced storytelling.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His austere, long-take style examines corruption, moral compromise, and the toll of social hardship on ordinary individuals.