THEME EXPLORATION

systemic economic inequality

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Blood and Soul
Blood and Soul
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
The Exam
The Exam
2021 · Shawkat Amin Korki
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
1979 · Mrinal Sen
Tokyo Chorus
Tokyo Chorus
1931 · Yasujiro Ozu
Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009 · Michael Moore
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Titanic
Titanic
1997 · James Cameron
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Streetheart
Streetheart
1998 · Charles Binamé
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
The Good Life
The Good Life
1997 · Stephen Berra
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Maranhão ’66
Maranhão ’66
1966 · Glauber Rocha
Tickets
Tickets
2005 · Ken Loach
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently document how systemic poverty and welfare structures trap working-class individuals in cycles of economic desperation.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores how economic inequality fragments families and creates invisible populations living on society's margins through intimate, humanizing narratives.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His work interrogates racial capitalism and how systemic inequality is embedded in housing, gentrification, and institutional racism across American society.