THEME EXPLORATION

exile and deportation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
As Far as I Can Walk
As Far as I Can Walk
2021 · Stefan Arsenijević
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Barbara
Barbara
2012 · Christian Petzold
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026 · Antonin Baudry
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Atom Egoyan Canada

His films explore displacement, memory, and fragmented identities through the lens of exile and psychological dislocation.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His work examines the personal and collective trauma of displacement, particularly regarding migration between China and Taiwan across generations.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films frequently depict the struggles of displaced people, refugees, and those marginalized by political systems and deportation.