THEME EXPLORATION

famine and hunger

8 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
2001 · Bertrand Tavernier
In Search of Famine
In Search of Famine
1981 · Mrinal Sen
Kah-chan
Kah-chan
2001 · Kon Ichikawa
Kino-Pravda No. 1
Kino-Pravda No. 1
1922 · Dziga Vertov
Scent-imental Romeo
Scent-imental Romeo
1951 · Chuck Jones
Hunger
Hunger
2008 · Steve McQueen
The Hunger
The Hunger
1983 · Tony Scott
The Kid With the Golden Arm
The Kid With the Golden Arm
1979 · Chang Cheh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema repeatedly depicts working-class hardship, economic desperation, and food insecurity with unflinching realism.

 Asghar Farhadi Iran

His narratives deeply explore human dignity amid scarcity, economic collapse, and the daily suffering caused by poverty and hunger.