THEME EXPLORATION

colonial occupation

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
O Aleijadinho
O Aleijadinho
1978 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Passion Island
Passion Island
1942 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ousmane Sembène Senegal

He pioneered African cinema with films like 'Black Girl' and 'Camp de Thiaroye' that directly confront colonial exploitation and its psychological aftermath.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' and 'Jimmy's Hall' powerfully depict anti-colonial struggle and the violence of occupation in Ireland.