THEME EXPLORATION

youth displacement

44 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Xoftex
Xoftex
2024 · Noaz Deshe
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
La Habanera
La Habanera
1937 · Douglas Sirk
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Floating Clouds
Floating Clouds
1955 · Mikio Naruse
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
1977 · John Badham
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011 · Rob Marshall
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' chronicle how economic systems displace and marginalize young people from stable futures.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

Works such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' explore how young Romanians are trapped between institutional corruption and the desperation to escape their circumstances.

 Sean Baker United States

His films 'Tangerine' and 'The Florida Project' depict homeless and economically displaced youth navigating survival in America's margins.