THEME EXPLORATION

village survival

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Death Whisperer
Death Whisperer
2023 · Taweewat Wantha
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films intimately examine rural communities and family bonds as survival mechanisms in changing Japanese villages.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He chronicles working-class and rural struggles for survival with unflinching realism and compassion for economically marginalized communities.

 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

His meditative films explore the harsh realities and existential challenges of rural Anatolian villages and their inhabitants' perseverance.