THEME EXPLORATION

hunger strike protest

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Chats perchés
Chats perchés
2004 · Chris Marker
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
For Life, Against the War
For Life, Against the War
1967 · Shirley Clarke
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
Histoires de vies brisées: les 'double peine' de Lyon
2001 · Bertrand Tavernier
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Sidney Lumet
Le Silence de la mer
Le Silence de la mer
1949 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Wages for Wives
Wages for Wives
1925 · Frank Borzage
Revolution
Revolution
1968 · Peter Greenaway
A Rebel's Fortress
A Rebel's Fortress
1964 · Nagisa Oshima
2 Fists Up
2 Fists Up
2016 · Spike Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' and 'Hunger' directly explore political protest, resistance, and the human cost of ideological struggle through intimate character studies.

 Steve McQueen United Kingdom

His 2008 film 'Hunger' provides an unflinching portrayal of IRA prisoner Bobby Sands' fatal hunger strike, examining bodily autonomy and political conviction.