THEME EXPLORATION

internal migration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006 · Carlos Saldanha
Second Love in Hong Kong
Second Love in Hong Kong
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Insurgent
Insurgent
2015 · Robert Schwentke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Nobody Knows' and 'After the Storm' intimately chronicle the lives of internal migrants and displaced families within Japan, exploring rootlessness and belonging.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' document the struggles of working-class internal migrants navigating poverty and displacement within Britain.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Her Oscar-winning 'Nomadland' follows internal American migrants and explores the lives of those displaced by economic collapse, seeking community on the road.