THEME EXPLORATION

Slavery

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
John Brown's Raid
John Brown's Raid
1960 · Sidney Lumet
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Last Supper
Last Supper
1976 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Slave
The Slave
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Amistad
Amistad
1997 · Steven Spielberg
Banzo
Banzo
2024 · Margarida Cardoso
Devil of the Desert
Devil of the Desert
1964 · Antonio Margheriti
Love Toy
Love Toy
1971 · Doris Wishman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven S. DeKnight USA

Visceral historical epics exploring power, rebellion, and the human cost of revolution through graphic storytelling.

 Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His film '12 Years a Slave' provides an unflinching, visceral portrayal of American slavery through the true story of Solomon Northup's kidnapping and enslavement.

 Barry Jenkins United States

His film 'The Underground Railroad' (limited series) adapts Colson Whitehead's novel to explore slavery's horrors and resistance through a magical realist lens that honors victims' humanity.