Tracing the thread…
His masterpiece 'Modern Times' (1936) satirizes factory dehumanization and the assembly line's mechanization of human labor.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder GermanyHis films rigorously examine capitalist industrial systems and worker exploitation through Marxist critique and psychological realism.
Ken Loach United KingdomHis documentary-style realist cinema frequently portrays factory workers' struggles, labor rights, and management conflicts with unflinching social commentary.