THEME EXPLORATION

wilderness expedition

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island
2017 · Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Green Light
Green Light
1937 · Frank Borzage
In the Aisles of the Wild
In the Aisles of the Wild
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Meek’s Cutoff (, 104 min.
Meek’s Cutoff (, 104 min.
2011 · Kelly Reichardt
The Contract
The Contract
2006 · Bruce Beresford
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Piano
The Piano
1993 · Jane Campion
Walkabout
Walkabout
1971 · Nicolas Roeg
Everest
Everest
2015 · Baltasar Kormákur
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document humanity's struggle against untamed nature and extreme wilderness environments, from Aguirre to Fitzcarraldo to Grizzly Man.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His works frequently pit characters against harsh natural landscapes and wilderness challenges that test their humanity and survival instincts, notably in Dersu Uzala and Ran.