THEME EXPLORATION

evacuation and relocation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
2017 · Christopher Nolan
Switching – Goodbye Me
Switching – Goodbye Me
2007 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Redman’s View
The Redman’s View
1909 · D.W. Griffith
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944 · Cecil B. DeMille
Song of China
Song of China
1935 · Fei Mu
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Mitchell Leisen
Hidden Strike
Hidden Strike
2023 · Scott Waugh
Blitz
Blitz
2024 · Steve McQueen
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014 · Tom Harper
Nirvana
Nirvana
2008 · Igor Voloshin
Survival Family
Survival Family
2017 · Shinobu Yaguchi
Sympathy for the Underdog
Sympathy for the Underdog
1971 · Kinji Fukasaku
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Atom Egoyan Canada

His films frequently explore displacement, memory, and the psychological aftermath of forced separation and relocation.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema repeatedly examines forced evictions, homelessness, and the human cost of systemic displacement.

 Hong Sang-soo South Korea

His work probes themes of rootlessness, transience, and the emotional weight of leaving places and people behind.