THEME EXPLORATION

dangerous labor

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict the struggles and dangers faced by working-class laborers, exploring economic exploitation and workplace hardships with unflinching realism.

 Jia Zhangke China

His films document the human cost of China's industrial development, portraying migrant workers and miners confronting physical danger and social marginalization in contemporary society.