THEME EXPLORATION

Chinese immigration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Dumpling Queen
The Dumpling Queen
2025 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
Elysium
Elysium
2013 · Neill Blomkamp
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · David Yates
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Tong Wang United States

His films like 'The Joy Luck Club' and 'Chan Is Missing' directly explore Chinese-American identity and the immigrant experience across generations.

 John Lee Hancock Taiwan

Through films like 'The Wedding Banquet' and 'Eat Drink Man Woman,' he examines the tensions between traditional Chinese culture and Western immigrant life.

 Lawrence Kasdan Hong Kong

Her films such as 'Tempted' and 'Floating Life' poignantly document the experiences of Chinese immigrants navigating displacement and belonging in foreign lands.