THEME EXPLORATION

exile and escape

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films explore spiritual and philosophical exile through meditative long takes, depicting characters searching for meaning and escape from material and ideological constraints.

 Wim Wenders Germany

His films consistently feature wanderers and exiles seeking connection and escape, exploring themes of displacement and longing through visually poetic narratives.