THEME EXPLORATION

urban marginalization

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Wasteland
Wasteland
1960 · Marcel Carné
Whore
Whore
1991 · Ken Russell
Ley Lines
Ley Lines
1999 · Takashi Miike
Wino
Wino
1970 · Jack Smith
Nobody's Hero
Nobody's Hero
2022 · Alain Guiraudie
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Malee and the Boy
Malee and the Boy
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
24 City
24 City
2008 · Jia Zhangke
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
Mimic
Mimic
1997 · Guillermo del Toro
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Adil El Arbi Belgium

Unflinching portrayal of marginalized youth navigating systemic inequality with raw authenticity.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films chronicle the struggles of working-class and economically disadvantaged people navigating systemic neglect and social welfare failures in modern Britain.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

She documents the lives of America's economically displaced populations, exploring themes of precarity and survival on society's margins with humanistic depth.