THEME EXPLORATION

systemic economic inequality

12 films · 2 directors
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films meticulously document how systemic poverty and welfare bureaucracy trap individuals in cycles of economic desperation and humiliation.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

He uses darkly comedic narratives to expose how class hierarchies are maintained through spatial segregation, labor exploitation, and the complicity of all social strata.