THEME EXPLORATION

British colonial India

12 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Storm Over the Nile
Storm Over the Nile
1955 · Terence Young
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Satyajit Ray India

His films like 'The Home and the World' directly examine the psychological and social tensions created by British colonialism and nationalist movements in India.