THEME EXPLORATION

survival and desperation

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre *
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre *
1948 · John Huston
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Pusher
Pusher
1996 · Nicolas Winding Refn
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
2019 · Pål Øie
Tintarella di Luna
Tintarella di Luna
1985 · Gaspar Noé
Virus
Virus
1980 · Kinji Fukasaku
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joe Carnahan USA

High-octane genre cinema blending pulpy action with gritty realism and dark humor.

 Coen Brothers Belgium

Their films intimately document ordinary people struggling against poverty and systemic indifference, finding humanity in desperate circumstances.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores survival through family bonds and moral ambiguity, showing how people endure and adapt when pushed to their limits.