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THEME EXPLORATION

exile and identity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected
2008 · Paul Schrader
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (Sylvio Tendler
Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (Sylvio Tendler
2003 · Glauber Rocha
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Atom Egoyan → Canada

His films consistently explore displacement, fractured identities, and the psychological impact of exile through non-linear narratives and emotional detachment.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His work profoundly meditates on spiritual and physical exile, homesickness, and the search for identity through long meditative shots and philosophical inquiry.

Claire Denis → France

She examines colonial legacies, cultural displacement, and fragmented identity through sensory filmmaking, particularly in works dealing with African and diasporic experiences.

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