THEME EXPLORATION

immigration and labor

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
It’s a Free World
It’s a Free World
2007 · Ken Loach
A Man Called Hero
A Man Called Hero
1999 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Joe Hill
Joe Hill
1971 · Bo Widerberg
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose the struggles of working-class people and migrants navigating exploitative labor systems.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her films 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider' explore precarious labor, economic displacement, and the immigrant experience in contemporary America.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Works like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' examine the lives of marginalized workers and immigrants struggling at society's edges with empathy and nuance.