THEME EXPLORATION

job preservation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers & Banana Wind
Flowers & Banana Wind
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Shawn Levy
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
Chinese Animation: A Century
Chinese Animation: A Century
2026 · Lijun Sun
Kokuho
Kokuho
2025 · Sang-il Lee
8 Million Ways to Die
8 Million Ways to Die
1986 · Hal Ashby
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Baisers volés
Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently explore working-class struggles, job loss, and economic injustice through deeply humanistic narratives like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake'.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He examines precarious employment and the dignity of workers in films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker', exploring how people survive economic instability.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His improvisational approach captures the anxiety and resilience of working people facing unemployment and economic change in contemporary Britain.