THEME EXPLORATION

wartime obstacles

29 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
The Notebook
The Notebook
2004 · Nick Cassavetes
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Transit
Transit
2018 · Christian Petzold
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Hanagatami
Hanagatami
2017 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Holy Lola
Holy Lola
2004 · Bertrand Tavernier
Il generale della rovere
Il generale della rovere
1959 · Roberto Rossellini
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Landru
Landru
1963 · Claude Chabrol
No Regrets for Our Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Akira Kurosawa
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
Willow and Wind
Willow and Wind
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
Farewells
Farewells
1958 · Wojciech Has
The People from the Train
The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
México Norte
México Norte
1979 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife
2017 · Niki Caro
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
Work Party (also Factory Family ) (, 35mm, b&w, sound, 7 minutes
1942 · Len Lye
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Ernst Lubitsch
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014 · Tom Harper
All Things Fair
All Things Fair
1995 · Bo Widerberg
Ayla: The Daughter of War
Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017 · Can Ulkay
Dongji Rescue
Dongji Rescue
2025 · Guan Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg USA

His films like Saving Private Ryan and War Horse meticulously depict the physical and psychological obstacles soldiers face in combat.

 Terrence Malick USA

The Thin Red Line explores the spiritual and existential obstacles soldiers confront amid the chaos and senselessness of warfare.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films including Land and Freedom examine the social, political, and moral obstacles faced by ordinary people caught in wartime conflict.