THEME EXPLORATION

cross-cultural conflict

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Yana's Friends
Yana's Friends
1999 · Arik Kaplun
Ajosepo 2: The Gathering
Ajosepo 2: The Gathering
2026
7 Women
7 Women
1966 · John Ford
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Fazil
Fazil
1928 · Howard Hawks
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Holy Lola
Holy Lola
2004 · Bertrand Tavernier
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock Taiwan

His films like 'Brokeback Mountain' and 'Life of Pi' explore identity conflicts between Eastern and Western cultures, tradition and modernity.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His work consistently examines clashes between different social worlds, immigrant experiences, and moral conflicts across cultural boundaries in films like 'Babel' and 'Biutiful'.