THEME EXPLORATION

village oppression

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
The Sea and You
The Sea and You
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
1989 · Clara Law
Through the Olive Trees
Through the Olive Trees
1994 · Abbas Kiarostami
Goole by Numbers
Goole by Numbers
1976 · Peter Greenaway
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
1968 · František Vláčil
Cinema Jazireh
Cinema Jazireh
2025 · Gözde Kural
Jaal
Jaal
1952 · Guru Dutt
Kill, Baby, Kill!
Kill, Baby, Kill!
1966 · Mario Bava
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Elia Kazan
Maria in Silence
Maria in Silence
1973 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan
Viva la libertad
Viva la libertad
1965 · Patricio Guzmán
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · Niki Caro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict rural and working-class communities crushed by systemic institutional oppression and economic inequality.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores how rural villages and marginalized families are abandoned and oppressed by modernization, bureaucracy, and societal indifference.

 Chloé Zhao China (based in USA)

Her films examine how economic forces and institutional systems devastate rural communities and isolate individuals within them.