THEME EXPLORATION

survival in crisis

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
2009 · McG
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Water Diary
The Water Diary
2006 · Jane Campion
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday
2017 · Tommy Wirkola
Greenland
Greenland
2020 · Ric Roman Waugh
The Land of the Sons
The Land of the Sons
2021 · Claudio Cupellini
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
1979 · Mrinal Sen
In This World
In This World
2002 · Michael Winterbottom
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Escape from Mogadishu
Escape from Mogadishu
2021 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Bullet Train Explosion
Bullet Train Explosion
2025 · Shinji Higuchi
Five
Five
2011 · Penelope Spheeris
Gerry
Gerry
2002 · Gus Van Sant
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
2004 · Taweewat Wantha
Shooting Dogs
Shooting Dogs
2006 · Michael Caton-Jones
Skyfire
Skyfire
2019 · Simon West
The Shrinking Man
The Shrinking Man
2025 · Jan Kounen
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
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
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' explore survival through class conflict and resource scarcity in systemic crises.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Films like 'Arrival' and 'Dune' examine human survival through communication, adaptation, and confronting existential threats.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her work, especially 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider', depicts survival and dignity amid economic collapse and personal devastation.