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THEME EXPLORATION

work and identity

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games
2000 · John Frankenheimer
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro
2024 · Abdellah Taïa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach → United Kingdom

His films chronicle how economic systems and labor shape individual identity and dignity, particularly among working-class characters.

Chloé Zhao → China/United States

She explores how precarious work and economic displacement fundamentally reshape personal identity and human connection.

Hirokazu Koreeda → Japan

His narratives examine how family roles, social obligations, and economic circumstances intertwine to define identity and belonging.

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