THEME EXPLORATION

survival and sacrifice

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Francis Lawrence
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
2018 · John Krasinski
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Train to Busan
Train to Busan
2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
Drishyam 3
Drishyam 3
2026 · Jeethu Joseph
Mr. Monster
Mr. Monster
2026 · Simon Hung
Mother
Mother
1952 · Mikio Naruse
Old Well
Old Well
1986 · Zhang Yimou
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Damsel
Damsel
2024 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
The Great Flood
The Great Flood
2025 · Kim Byung Woo
The Wandering Earth II
The Wandering Earth II
2023 · Frant Gwo
Adam: The Prophet
Adam: The Prophet
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Amundsen
Amundsen
2019 · Espen Sandberg
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
2015 · Shinji Higuchi
Northmen: A Viking Saga
Northmen: A Viking Saga
2014 · Claudio Fäh
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films explore spiritual and existential survival through profound meditations on sacrifice, faith, and the human condition.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

He repeatedly examined survival through moral sacrifice and human dignity, most notably in films like 'Ikiru' and 'Seven Samurai'.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His austere, spiritually intense films like 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' capture the transcendent power of sacrifice and survival against impossible odds.