THEME EXPLORATION

urban displacement

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
35 rhums
35 rhums
2008 · Claire Denis
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
A la deriva
A la deriva
2009 · Ventura Pons
Dignity of the Nobodies
Dignity of the Nobodies
2005 · Fernando Solanas
And His Ghost May Be Heard
And His Ghost May Be Heard
1973 · Richard Franklin
Pom Poko
Pom Poko
1994 · Isao Takahata
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
1986 · Neil Jordan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kongkiat Khomsiri Thailand

Captures overlooked lives in urban Thailand through patient, observational storytelling.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently document working-class communities facing eviction and economic displacement through intimate, realist storytelling.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

He explores marginalized urban dwellers and those pushed to society's edges, particularly in films examining homelessness and precarious living conditions.